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Melia breaks ground for hotel in Playa Bergantin, Collado says deals will deliver more flight frequencies

President Luis Abinader declared a forthcoming renaissance for Puerto Plata’s hotel sector on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, when he presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Meliá Bergantín Beach hotel in Puerto Plata. Melia was one of the pioneers of the Punta Cana destination in the early 80s. Punta Bergantin is together with Miches (on …
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Ministry of Tourism reopens restored wharf in Miches

Tourism Minister David Collado headed the re-opening ceremonies of the remodeled and expanded tourist wharf at Miches, in El Seibo province. The Miches area is regarded as the country’s newest beach destination. Miches is an hour and a half drive north of Punta Cana International Airport. The RD$51.4 million wharf in Playa Arriba restores the …
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Botanical Gardens host National Festival of Plants and Flowers

Mark your calendars! From the 17th until the 19th of October 2025, the National Botanical Garden is celebrating the National Plant and Flower Festival, one of the most important and emblematic urban festivities held each year. There is something for everyone, and beginners and experts alike will find interesting items, classes, and workshops. And this …
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Stay a month in Santo Domingo and take a tropical music dancing class

Tourists staying at beach resorts will be taught how to dance merengue, bachata and salsa, as this is a regular part of the recreational activities. Those spending time in the capital city of Santo Domingo and Santiago, the country’s second largest city, can take advantage of the dance classes at several centers. Diario Libre recently …
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Record-breaking growth in first nine months 2025

The Dominican Republic has received 8,592,694 visitors in the first nine months of the year (January-September 2025), a clear sign of the tourism sector’s consistent growth and economic impact, according to a Ministry of Tourism press release. Air traffic in September is up 4.6% compared to September 2024. Speaking at a press conference in the …
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AA readies direct flights to Indianapolis, Nashville and Pittsburgh to PUJ

American Airlines is ready for the start on 6 December 2025 of its Saturdays-only non-stop connections from Indianapolis (IND), Nashville (BNA) and Pittsburgh (PIT) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). The flights are part of an expansion of American Airlines’ winter 2025-26 schedule. The increasing start of nonstop flights that open up new destinations are …