Dominican Republic
Punta Cana, DR.- The Finnish algae refining company, Origin by Ocean began its operations in the country with its first export of sargassum from Punta Cana to its bioprocessing plant in Finland. Thus, converting it into raw material for the cosmetics and the food industry. The company, in collaboration with strategic partners such asSOS Carbón,…
Santo Domingo, RD._ The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced that in July of this year 2022 the construction of a cruise port in the Samaná province would begin. The President sayd that the DR will host the Annual Conference of the Florida and Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA, for its acronym in English), scheduled…
New York.- The Dominican Republic once again won two important international awards as the best tourist destination. These recognitions corresponded to the 10th Leisure Travel Award and the Wherever Awards given by the specialized magazine Global Traveler that is a monthly, AAM-audited magazine written for frequent business and luxury travelers. The first of the awards…
At least 54 national and foreign film productions filmed in the Dominican Republic since 2020 increased local hotel occupancy with the reservation of more than 8,362 rooms. Only 45 of those productions, filmed in Samaná, Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macorís, Puerto Plata, La Romana, Santiago, La Vega and other cities, totaled an approximate budget…
Santo Domingo.- Tourism again achieved record levels in April, reaching the arrival of 626,010 non-resident visitors, “which constitutes the best month of April in the history of the Dominican Republic.” This was revealed by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, who stated that this growth represents 13% above April 2018, 7% above April 2019 and…
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…