Travel – Page 38

Sports tourism continues to grow in the Dominican Republic, with tennis one of the sports leading the way. The U16 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge and the Juniors Davis Cup tournaments are underway at the Parque del Este National Tennis Center in eastern Santo Domingo, with competitors – 37 girls and 50 boys — …

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Voting is now open for the 31st World Travel Awards. Industry professionals, the media and consumers worldwide can vote for their favorite travel brands. The Dominican Republic is a leading nominee in 24 categories. The voting window closes on 7 April 2024 for the Caribbean. The nominee gaining the most votes in a category will …

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Latin music lovers are in for a treat this coming Saturday, 2 March 2024 when Papo Lucca and his legendary Sonora Ponceña comes from Puerto Rico for a first time presentation in the Dominican Republic. The salsa group will be performing at the Jaragua La Fiesta venue in Santo Domingo. The group is known for …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in Montecristi on 20 February 2024 for the inauguration of renovation works carried out at the Duarte Park (4,935 square meters) in the northwesternmost provincial capital city. “Today we return here fulfilling our commitment to deliver this emblematic Montecristi park refurbished,” said Minister Collado. He stated that this work is …

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The Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) with the backing of the Ministry of Tourism is readying the 24th edition of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) to be held 24-26 April 2024 at the Paradisus Palma Real hotel in Punta Cana. David Llibre, president of Asonahores, said that DATE is the …

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International medical patients spend six to eight times more than traditional tourists. The average patient will spend up to US$7,500 for a stay in the Dominican Republic, according to findings of a recent study that focuses on ophthalmological and cosmetic surgeries and dental services, the most in demand. Medical tourism is an all-around the year …

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Diario Libre editorial page news analyst, lawyer and university professor Jose Luis Taveras wrote this past week about what was headlined in the newspaper “Five Brief Steps to Kill Tourism”. In an alert to the government and the industry, the acute writer pinpoints the contributions tourism makes, but also its vulnerability. He mentions tourism is …

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Ambassador Anabel Bueno Santana presented her credentials as Dominican Republic’s Permanent Representative to the World Tourism Organization (UN-Tourism) to the Secretary General of said organization, Zurab Pololiskashvili on 25 January 2024. During the ceremony, Ambassador Bueno reaffirmed the commitment of the Dominican Republic to multilateralism and UN Tourism efforts, considering the importance of the tourism …

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The promise is that all the closed streets and the constructions that are ongoing in 2024 will be worth it. Expectations are that the works will be completed by 2025. But this 2024, those visiting the Colonial City will come across many closed streets with more to be closed in 2025 as the US$90 million …

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For the next three months (from 5 March to 18 June 2024), history buffs who understand Spanish are in for the treat of 17 talks by some of the country’s foremost historians. These are not ordinary history talks, as those who attended the first talk by Juan Daniel Balcacer, president of the Dominican Academy of …

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