Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Discover Monte Plata


About an hour's drive from Santo Domingo, the hilly province of Monte Plata is seeking to attract more domestic and international travelers to show them what it has to offer. Senator Charlie Mariotti is the coordinator of the annual Expo Monte Plata. Mariotti stresses the ecotouristic treasures of the area. He is pushing for the province to be named the Ecotouristic Province in the Senate. 

The area has beautiful waterfalls in its mountainous region, farmlands and other attractions that will excite the ecotourist.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Boca Chica Upgrades


The Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia says that he wants to help Boca Chica in order to encourage more tourists to visit the town. Proposed initiatives include several new construction projects. 

Speaking at a recent meeting organized by local business owners and workers, the Minister promised to start the new work immediately. 

The work includes improvements to the beach, building a boulevard on Duarte Street, building a seafront promenade and a designated area for fruit sellers and artisans. 

According to the last census carried out between January and March this year, Boca Chica has 1,928 hotel rooms and is the main beach visited by people from the Greater Santo Domingo area. 

www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2013/9/21/293041/Turismo-asume-el-rescate-de-la-playa-de-Boca-Chica

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Discover Puerto Plata


Puerto Plata will be hosting its Discover Puerto Plata Marketplace, a Puerto Plata Tourism & Cultural Cluster initiative. The event is set to take place from 16-18 October at the BeLive Grand Marien in Costa Dorada. Professionals from 20 countries are expected to attend. There will be 49 stands promoting the goods and services available in Puerto Plata. International tour operators, airlines, hotels and vacation property will be exhibiting. The event serves as a trade show and a platform for educating consumers and the trade on all that Puerto Plata has to offer. The natural, historical and cultural attractions of the North Coast will be highlighted. 
www.discoverpuertoplata.com

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Capital City Tourism Promoted


Sponsored by the Santo Domingo Hotels Association (AHSD) and the Ministry of Tourism, the city of Santo Domingo will be hosting Santo Domingo 2013, Destination Capital City on 14 and 15 October at the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel, announced AHSD president Eduardo Reple. Buyers from all around the world are invited. Reple says the event seeks to present the diversity and versatility of the capital city, which is the gateway to the Americas and center of the first tourism and economic activities in the New World. 
Reple explained that most guests at city hotels have traditionally been business travelers but there are many other segments such as meetings, incentives, conferences and conventions that can be used to make the most of the country's geographical location and the good air connections to the Americas and Europe. 
He said that educational talks are planned to inform international buyers about the city's advantages. There will also be a gastronomical festival and a tour of the Colonial City's bars and restaurants. Participants will be able to experience life in the metropolitan area with Dominican food and music, he said. 
Reple said that these are strategic times to push for the positioning of the capital city as a tourism destination. He said that Santo Domingo has the largest colonial city in the Caribbean, declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. He commented that the colonial city is now being renovated but that the city's gastronomy, entertainment options, shopping, and the natural charisma and happiness of Dominicans are what complement this historical site.