MLT Vacations, the tour operator for Delta Airlines and United Vacations Brands, is now including in its multiple vacation packages three Dominican resorts operated by the Bahia Principe chain of hotels. All the facilities are situated in the country’s stunning northeast coastal region. The resorts are the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado, the Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa and the Gran [...]

The prestigious Gray Line international travel services company, based in Denver, Colorado, recently opened offices in the Dominican Republic. Aside from offering transportation to and from local international airports, the company will provide a wide range of tourism products and tours, including luxury travel services. The company operates in 700 locations around the world. Besides tourist transport to and from [...]

The French airline Air Caraibes recently announced that beginning June 15 it will add an additional flight between Paris-Santo Domingo, bringing the total of its weekly flights to Santo Domingo to three. This new flight, scheduled for Tuesdays, will increase by 50% the airline’s overall number of seats to the Dominican Republic. Air Caraibes currently flies on Sundays and Fridays, [...]

The Spanish-based Air Europa airline recently added a second daily flight to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, in order to fill the gap recently left by Iberia when it decided to cancel its traditional route to Santo Domingo. Passengers traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico – and who previously used Iberia – can now complete this route [...]

The German airline Condor will add four additional flights between Munich and the Dominican Republic, beginning in November of this year. Three of the flights will be from Munich to Punta Cana and the other will fly into Puerto Plata, on the country’s north coast. Condor currently operates two weekly flights to Puerto Plata, a daily flight to Punta Cana, [...]

The Airports Council International recently issued a special award to the Las Americas International Airport (AILA), in Santo Domingo. The Airport Service Quality Award 2012 recognized the improvements made to the terminal last year. Las Americas is the country’s second most important terminal. Last year some 1.5 million passengers traveled through this terminal. This figure represents 30% of the five [...]

The Dominican Ministry of Tourism recently renewed, for a fourth consecutive year, an agreement with Air France whereby the airline will continue to promote the Dominican Republic – jointly with the Ministry of Tourism – in France and 20 other destinations in Europe where the airline has a presence. The contract amount was signed for 477,000 Euros. Air France offers [...]

The arrival of international visitors to the Dominican Republic through the country’s seven international airports grew by 5.9% in 2012. The country’s seven international airports received 3.9 million visitors, compared to 3.7 million in 2011. Fifty-five percent of the international visitors were from North America. This number grew 10.3% in comparison to 2011. To date, the United States is the [...]

The Dominican Republic has been included as an important tourism destination for 2013, according to the travel magazines Lonely Planet, Fodor’s Travel Guide and British Airways. All three publications highlight the natural beauty of the country’s coastline, the tropical climate, the colonial architecture and the warmth of its people. Lonely Planet, internationally renowned for its annual lists of must destinations, [...]

Situated 3,087 meters above sea level is one of the country’s most important destinations for the true nature and adventure lovers. Reaching the Caribbean’s highest peak, the “Pico Duarte,” is an experience that few nature lovers can afford to miss. The “Pico Duarte” is situated in the country’s central mountain range. The range literally crosses the island in the middle, [...]