For the second consecutive year, the Dominican Republic was given the award for “Best Golf Destination of the Caribbean and Latin America.” The award was issued by the Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). Some 450 tour operators – generating 85% of all golf tours in the world and representing 59 countries – participated in a recent survey carried out [...]

AccessDR.com, which provides updated information on tourism-related activities in the Dominican Republic, recently received two National Journalism awards for excellent reporting on the local tourism sector. The awards ceremony was organized by the Dominican Association of Tourism Press and Occidental Hotels, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism. Adolfo Lopez, a writer and environmental consultant, won in the “Sustainable Journalism” [...]

The chef of the ”Tortuga Bay” hotel, situated in Punta Cana Resort & Club, on the country’s easternmost region, recently won first place in the “So Amazing Chefs” contest.  The contest was recently held in Thailand, where Chef Romain Valicon and his team won the “Best Artistic Team” Award for their preparation of a full course meal in one hour.  [...]

Sixteen beaches in the Dominican Republic are proudly showing their Blue Flag status, making it the Caribbean nation with the largest number of certified beaches. The country’s easternmost region has the most number of Blue Flag beaches, for a total of eight. This region is followed by five beaches in the North Coast, while Samaná – on the northeast corner [...]

Situated in Bayahibe, on the country’s eastern region, “La Laguna” was recently certified as an International Blue Flag beach by the Blue Flag jury. The certification is awarded to beaches that meet stringent environmental, safety and cleanliness controls. When the blue flag is displayed it means that the beach is clean, secure and constantly monitored for water quality and services. [...]

The Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus, the Catalonia Royal Bávaro and the Iberostar Grand Hotel Bávaro were all included on the list of the top hotels in the Caribbean region. The list is produced by Expedia.com, the world’s largest online travel agency. The “Insides Select” annual ratings, issued by expedia.com to the best hotels in the world, identify the destinations selected with [...]

The Iberostar Grand Bávaro, the Paradisus Punta Cana Resort and the Iberostar Bávaro currently head the list of the 25 best hotels in the Dominican Republic, according to the 2012 Zoover Awards.  Zoover is an online website geared towards the tourism industry. The following is the list of the best hotels in the Dominican Republic, according to Zoover:

The Dominican Republic received the “Most Popular Stand” award during the Ninth International Tourism Fair, also known as Expo Beijing 2012. Participants in Expo Beijing 2012 included airlines, tour operators, tourism-related companies and media outlets, as well as other sectors linked to the tourism industry. This particular fair has become an important platform in Asia for the international tourism industry. [...]

The Dreams Palm Beach was selected for the second year in a row as the “Best Regional Hotel” in the country’s eastern region. It was also chosen as the Best National Hotel and the third, worldwide, for its food security policies.  The awards were issued by Check Safety First (CSF). The Crystal Americas award is issued depending on the number [...]

Two hotels of the Dominican hotel chain Viva Wyndham were included in the list of the top 25 hotels in the Playa de Carmen tourism region in the Mexican Caribbean coast. The list was put together by readers of the Zoover website, and independent travel website with over 1.4 million listings and ratings of hotels and destinations from around the [...]