Tourism
Bruce Pirt and Kathryn Jennifer Curtis embarked on a special journey yesterday from Ottawa, Canada, to the Dominican Republic. The couple chose this destination to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in the same country where they tied the knot two decades ago. Regular visitors escaping the harsh Canadian winters, they were joined by their daughters,…
The Dominican Republic wraps up 2024 as a standout performer in Latin America, boasting an impressive 5.1% projected GDP growth and continued macroeconomic stability. These achievements solidify the nation’s reputation as a regional leader in economic resilience and growth. Looking ahead, 2025 presents a set of global challenges. Slowing economies, geopolitical tensions, and disruptions in…
According to the Ministry of Tourism, in the first eight months of this year, 1,535,213 cruise ship passengers visited the Dominican Republic through its various tourist ports. Just this past August, there were 114,797 unique cruise ship passengers, 3,061 via ferry, on 38 ships, 14 ferries, 14 boat-type vessels, 38,212 crew members, and 41 operations…
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…
In June, a passenger flow was recorded that is 80% close to that of before the pandemic. The arrival of non-resident foreign tourists to the Dominican Republic reached 1.9 million in the first six months of 2021, for an increase of 503,553 additional passengers compared to the same period of the previous year. During the…