DR Ministry of Tourism Reassures Visitors: Puerto Plata and Other Cities are Receiving Tourists

All of the DR’s beaches, hotels, resorts and tourism businesses are conducting normal business operations, says ministry

Eco-lodge owner goes the extra mile for self-guided travelers in the Dominican Republic

“Quit trying to micro-plan from your desktop”, says this ecolodge’s owner, who gives his guests a country orientation, selected pre-inspected small hotels to move around to and a local cell phone to stay connected.

Research and Markets: The Dominican Republic Is Suffering Less Than Many Other Caribbean Countries from the Tourist Slowdown

The Dominican Republic is suffering less than many other Caribbean countries from the tourist slowdown. In the first four months of 2009 arrivals fell by 4.8% year-on-year (y-o-y), making it the fifth best performing country in the region.

Work advances on new Samana highway loop

NAGUA, Dominican Republic.- Work is underway on the Boulevard Turistico del Atlantico, a $168 million highway project that will loop around the Samana Peninsula.

Canadian business leader meets with tourism minister

CABRERA- A Canadian business leader hailed the Tourism Ministry’s decision to motor the development of the town Cabrera, in the country’s northeast, noting that it’s a very attractive area for international investors.

Rebecca McDonald, who built a villa at a cost of more than US$20.0 million in Orchid Bay, a gated community in Cabrera, said she’s [...]