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Jalao opens in the Colonial City

Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia was in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo last week for the opening of Jalao, on the former site of the city’s Hard Rock cafe. In addition to being a Dominican food restaurant, Jalao will also be an entertainment center and showroom for Dominican culture. The restaurant will be …

Beach volleyball in Punta Cana

The sixth phase of the Norceca Volleyball Beach Volleyball Circuit will take place at the Los Corales section of Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana from 27 April to 2 May 2016. Ernesto Veloz is the chair of the event’s organizing committee. In the 2015 rankings, the DR is ranked second to the United States in …

Green light for flights to Tel Aviv and Mexico City

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) has approved the requests from Aeromexico and Aerolitoral for weekly flights to Mexico City to Santo Domingo. The airlines are aiming to start regular flights by the end of March 2016 and plan to transport 100,000 passengers in a first year. The flights will be a welcome option for travelers …

DATE set for 19-21 April 2016

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) is again hosting DR Date, the leading business-to-business booking event for Dominican hotels. The event will be held at the Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta Cana from 19-21 April 2016. To attend, contact Asonahores at mercadeo@asonahores.com, or visiting the Asonahores offices on Calle Presidente Gonzalez with …

Catalonia Hotel Santo Domingo now in operation

The former Hilton Hotel on the Malecon has been operating as the Catalonia Hotel Santo Domingo since 1 February 2016. This is the first city hotel opened by the Spanish chain that operates two hotels and two golf courses in Punta Cana on the east coast and another resort on Bayahibe beach in the southeast. …

7.7% increase in travelers for January 2016

The Central Bank reports that in January 2016 there were 36,995 more arrivals than in January 2015. A total of 519,977 non-resident visitors arrived, with 89.5% foreigners and 10.5% non-resident Dominicans. This is a 7.7% increase over non-resident arrivals for the same month in 2015. Foreigners increased 6.7%, with 465,229 arrivals. The Central Bank attributes …

Carnival time in the Dominican Republic

Every Sunday in February is carnival time in the Dominican Republic with the main carnival parade along the Santo Domingo Malecon on Sunday, 6 March 2016 with the best troupes from all the country’s carnivals. The Santo Domingo East carnival, organized by the Santo Domingo East Municipal Council, takes place along Avenida Espana on Sunday …

Cisneros Group announces Four Seasons for Miches

The newest destination under development on the east coast, Miches could get its start with the construction of a luxury Four Seasons hotel as part of developments at Tropicalia, the Cisneros Real Estate division has announced on their website. Tropicalia is a master-planned resort development covering an area of 2,400 hectares or 6,000 acres of …

Air Century flies to Haiti

Air Century, which operates out of the La Isabela International Airport in northern Santo Domingo announced the start of scheduled flights to Port-au-Prince on 15 February 2016. Operations are on board a combination of Saab 340B and/or Jetstream 31/32 turboprop aircraft. The Dominican charter specialist also operates a Gulfstream IIB and a Cessna Citation 550 …

350,000 cruise passengers expected at Amber Cove

Carnival Corporation group’s vice president, development & operations, global port & destination development, David Candib has announced that they expect to receive some 350,000 cruise passengers during 2016 at the Amber Cove Cruise Center port in Maimon, Puerto Plata that began operations in October 2015. He announced that eight cruise lines would be bringing tourists …

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