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The Dominican tourism model stands out for rebounding after Covid-19 brought the industry to a halt. The country is now reaching record figures in tourist arrivals. The secretary general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was in Santo Domingo on 9 May 2022 to recognize the Dominican Republic as the number one country in the …

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After two years of meeting online, the members and partners of The Travel Companies – Les Entreprises du Voyage (EdV) met in Punta Cana at the Melia Punta Cana Beach Resort. Mercedes Castillo, director for the Ministry of Tourism in France, was one of organizers of the event that was was scheduled from 4 to …

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Forbes Travel Guide has published its 64th annual list of great hotels. They inspected over 1,800 locations and picked out the best for their Star Rating awards. This year, Forbes Travel Guide looked at new places in the Canary Islands, Greece, Ibiza and Malta as well as locations in traditional areas. There were over 300 …

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There is a boom in constructing one and two-bedroom apartments in Santo Domingo, reports Mariela Mejía for Diario Libre. She highlights in the newspaper article that a selling point of the units is that they are attractive for the tourism rental market. The feature points out that only between January-February 2022, the Central Bank reports …

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A delegation from the Dominican Port Authority was in Miami, Florida last week to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global, the yearly event that serves the cruise industry worldwide. At the event, the Dominican delegation pitched its plans to add new ports to receive cruise ships. Today, ports in Puerto Plata, La Romana and Santo Domingo …

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The environmental impact study that Empaca prepared at the behest of the Public-Private Alliances Agency and the Pro-Pedernales Trust was shown to the public late last week. The presentation did not comply with the advance notification rules, nevertheless. As has been reported, there are ongoing efforts to invest well over a billion dollars in the …

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President Luis Abinader decorated Gabriel Escarrer Julia with the Medal of the Order of Merit Duarte, Sanchez and Mella on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace. This is the highest government recognition. It was awarded for his career dedicated to tourism and the impact Melia has made on tourism in …

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Rita Cabrer of Bohio (in its 150th edition) and La Cotica tourism publications passed away after a long bout with cancer on 24 April 2022. She was 87. She presided over the magazine and the guide from foundation until her death today. She dedicated 56 years of her professional life to promoting Dominican tourism. In …

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President Luis Abinader attended the formal inauguration of the Vistas Golf Country Club. The residential and touristic project built besides the Santo Domingo Bypass (Av. Km 7 Avenida Circunvalación Santo Domingo). The residential and recreational development is a development by the Grupo Malespín. Vistas Golf Country Club is a good option for tourists and residents …

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