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Santo Domingo._ International passengers will now be able to enter the country, without presenting PCR or antigen tests against the Covid-19 coronavirus after the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), by resolution, annulled the measure that required travelers to present the document upon arrival at Dominican airports. The measure is contained in resolutions 99-2022 and 100-2022 signed…
Puerto Plata.- The Embassy of the United States inaugurated the new facilities of its consular agency in Plaza El Doral on the Luperón highway in Puerto Plata, in which consular services will be offered to US citizens who visit and live on the north coast of the country. Consul General William Swaney led the opening…
Santo Domingo.– Thanks to the intermediation of the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, the Dominican Confederation of Tourist Taxi Drivers (CODOTATUR) and associations affiliated with this entity reached an agreement that allows tourist taxi operators of these associations in the area of Bávaro Punta Cana, can register on the platform as driving partners in the…
Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, affirmed today that the sector has fully recovered, after revealing that during the month of March the country received 617,756 non-resident visitors, 229% more than the same month of 2019 and 197% more than the same period of the previous one. “84% of these non-resident visitors are…
Las Terrenas, Samana.- Contributing to a greater tourism boost and as part of a series of infrastructure works announced by the Tourism Office for the northeastern bay, the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, presented to the community of Las Terrenas the design and planning of what it will be the new Pueblo de los Pescadores,…
Santo Domingo. – The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources reported that since the beginning of the 2022 humpback whale watching season, on January 15, more than 35 thousand people have been able to enjoy this dance that perpetuates the species. The season, which ends on March 31 for the Bay of Samaná, has been…
Here is a portion of an interesting article from today’s The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/travel/dominican-republic-tourism-pandemic.html) The Dominican Republic is a rare pandemic success story, with recent visitor numbers far surpassing those of most other Caribbean destinations. Easy entry rules are a draw, but some residents are uneasy. Some had come for the beach, some had…
Air Transat resumed (last Wednesday, November 3, 2021) operations to Samaná with a flight from the city of Montreal. Flight TS972 carried out on an Airbus A321 landed at El Catey International Airport, Samaná at 12:07 in the afternoon with 128 passengers. The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Canada reported that the start of…
The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) approved the request of the Neos company to operate the Verona (Italy) air route with La Romana, in the Dominican Republic. The information was offered by José Marte Piantini, president of the JAC on his Twitter account, while indicating that the flights represent an offer of 10,052 seats on the…
The British Government announced that it will remove from its red list of risky travel destinations due to coronavirus to the seven countries that it still had in that category: the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti, Venezuela and Ecuador. UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps stressed at the same time that he will not change…