The Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort recently launched the construction of the “Costa Esmeralda” by Lifestyle villas.  The complex is being built in the beachfront community of Cofresi, outside the north coast city of Puerto Plata.  In all, the project will feature 12 luxury villas for the demanding and exclusive traveler. “Costa Esmeralda,” on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, [...]

The President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of a new tourism complex that will be situated in “Playa Grande,” in the country’s north coast. The “Costa Norte” complex will be situated between the north coast cities of Puerto Plata and Samaná. The project will feature a boutique hotel and residential lots. The three-phase development [...]

Construction was recently begun on The Blue Jack Tar, a new resort being built in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata’s oldest tourism complex. The new structure will replace the Jack Tar Hotel, the first resort to open in the Dominican Republic back in 1979. The new facility offers 120 apartments, twelve villas, a 70-room boutique hotel – all with beautiful sea [...]

The Provincial Festival of Puerto Plata will have the theme “Celebrating the Diversity of Our Province”, showcasing the best of their products and culture. It will be held on November 16 through 18. The festivities will take place on the central park or Plaza Independencia in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, beginning at 10 am. This will be the center [...]

Just a few miles from the north coast city of Puerto Plata operate two important marinas. The first is the Ocean World Marina, situated in the beachfront community of Cofresi. The marina is located some 30 minutes from downtown Puerto Plata, and offers a wide range of services. It is, by far, the region’s most modern marina. Also on the [...]

The II Pro-Environment Film Festival was recently held in seven Dominican cities, including the tourism communities of Puerto Plata, Sosúa and Punta Cana. The festival, organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, featured films and documentaries on the protection and conservation of the environment. Participants included Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Jean Cousteau, and son of [...]

The Ocean World Adventure Park, situated in Cofresi, Puerto Plata, recently inaugurated the “Triple Twister,” three new water slides. The new slide was built right on the park’s beach. Guests will be provided with buffer tubes in order to reduce speed, which will reduce the impact once the person slides into the waiting pool. The Ocean World Adventure Park, Marina [...]

The north coast city of Puerto Plata will celebrate, from October 19 thru 21, its first Tourism Fair. The  “Discover Pop 2012″ event, organized by the Tourism Cluster of Puerto Plata and Ocean World Casino & Marina, will be held in Playa Cofresi, situated in the outskirts of Puerto Plata.  The fair will bring together representatives from various hotels, tour [...]

The president of the Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster, Maximo Iglesias, recently announced that the north coast city has experienced a 16.3% rise in hotel occupancy during the first quarter of this year. Iglesias made the announcement during the POP 2012 tourism event. He pointed out that the improvement in hotel occupancy is largely due “to the improvements that have been [...]

The “Iberostar Costa Dorada,” located in the north coast town of Puerto Plata, and the “Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado,” on the northeast province of Samaná, lead the list of the five best Caribbean hotels, according to the Canadian travel site “Monarca.ca”. Website users voted their choice of best hotels, taking into account the facility’s general impression, quality vs. price, [...]