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Amber Cove receives 470,902 stopovers by sea

More than 400,000 cruise ship passengers visit Puerto Plata. Deputy Minister of Tourism for Puerto Plata, Julio Almonte reports that in 2015, 121 cruise ships docked at the Amber Cove terminal in Puerto Plata. Some 470,902 travelers are reported to having visited, including 346,968 passengers and 123,935 crew. This is despite the intense rains that affected …
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Andres Marranzini Grullon to be new Asonahores exec VP

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) announced that 36-year old lawyer Andres Marranzini Grullon was named the new executive vice president for 2016-2021. He replaces Arturo Villanueva, who held the post for over 25 years. As reported, Marranzini is a corporate law specialist in tourism and real estate development as well as an expert …
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Health tourism targets Caribbean citizens

The Cedimat medical center and Pawa Dominicana airline have signed an alliance to promote medical tourism in the Dominican Republic, to capitalize on the perceived high demand from the Caribbean islands. They are focusing on the markets of Aruba, Curacao, Anguilla and St. Marteen/St. Martin. The DR aims to compete with established medical tourism giants …