Travel – Page 11

The first nine holes of the Las Iguanas Golf Course in Cap Cana are open for play. An inaugural tournament was held in October 2025. The golf course is in Cap Cana the same expansive residential and tourism development as the 18-hole Punta Espada Golf Course. Both are designed by the golf course design company …

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The holiday music tradition, “Navidad entre Amigos” (Christmas Among Friends), returns for its 14th consecutive year, hosted by acclaimed singer-songwriter Frank Ceara. The annual event, which has become a staple of the festive season, will take place every Monday throughout December—on the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd—at Escenario 360 in Galería 360 in the capital …

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Milka Hernandez of Grupo Sarma has published the first ecotourism guides for the new destinations of El Seibo and Miches. Hernandez is the former domestic tourism director for the Ministry of Tourism. The guides are introducing domestic and international tourists to these emerging destinations. Miches is a mostly beach destination, located an hour’s drive north …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was beaming as he announced the numbers for the first ten months of the year. With 9,283,767 visitors since January, the minister noted that was above all previous years and just confirms the importance of tourism in the national economy Collado added that tourism is responsible for over 800,000 jobs, making …

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The Dominican Republic has been chosen to host the 27th General Assembly of UN Tourism, the former World Tourism Organization, in 2027. The decision was adopted by resolution during the three-day 26th General Assembly of the organization, held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia in November 2025 with the participation of 148 member states. …

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President Luis Abinader has squarely attributed the Dominican Republic’s unprecedented success in tourism to “good policies” surrounding air connectivity, calling it a “decisive factor” in the nation’s international promotion. Speaking at his weekly press meeting, LA Semanal con la Prensa from Punta Cana on 10 November 2025, Abinader underscored the inseparable link between air access …

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The head of the program that is developing and remodeling the Colonial city, architect Amin Abel Santos, told reporters that the process to refurbish, remodel, repair, and beautify the streets, museums, churches, chapels, and historical monuments in the Colonial City is well underway. The program would also improve many of the residences in the 500-year-old …

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The Dominican Republic is rapidly consolidating its position as a leading medical tourism destination, leveraging the high quality of its specialists, use of modern technologies at public and private health centers and competitive pricing. Upwards of 300,000 foreign tourists are expected to seek medical procedures in the country in 2025. The finding was presented during …

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President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana on 10 November 2025 to offer support to the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event 2025 (ICAN2025). The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that sets international standards for civil aviation. The organization meets to discuss regional air policies for better connectivity …

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The Ministry of Tourism has hit it big at the World Travel Market 2025, held 3-5 November 2025, in London, England. The Dominican presence was awarded the prize for the Best Stand Feature. According to the press release, the outstanding feature of the Dominican stand was its ”very captivating interactive features.” The judges said that …

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