Tourism’s new strategies aim to attract more Europeans for high season
Madrid.- Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia announced new strategies to attract more European visitors and new tourists from that region’s markets for the next high season.

New memoir navigates adventures discovered when traveling worldwide by sea
LUPERON, Dominican Republic (MMD Newswire).- Margarita Cat: Sketches of the Cruising Life by Bruce Van Sant seeks to illustrate 40 years of the people and places the author encountered and collected in ship logs and letters while traveling four continents by boat.

Hoteliers prefer leaving Holidays Law as is
SANTO DOMINGO. – The vice president and spokesman of the Hotels and Restaurants grouped in Asonahores disagrees with the proposal to amend the Law which transfers holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday to the nearest Monday.

Dominican, Haiti border towns tout attractions
Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- Dominican and Haitian authorities cut the ribbon to inaugurate the 4th Binational Ecotourism and Production Fair, an event which for 16 days will exhibit the attractions of the country’s Southwest, Haiti’s Southeast, visitors will treated to various science and art programs and where diverse products will be on sale.

Dominican tourism industry experiences steady growth


Casa de Campo celebrates renovations with discounts
La Romana.– Now through Sept. 30, 2010, Casa de Campo

Tourism official wants everybody to help improve Dominican destination
Santo Domingo.- Government officials, journalists, the media and the private sector as well need to participate in the process to improve our country as tourism destination, Tourism vice minister Radhamés Martinez Aponte affirmed Thursday.

Dominican Republic boosts effort to attract private airplane tourism
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin.- The Dominican Republic announced the "Flying Ambassadors" program to attract private airplane tourism, offering 24-7 personal assistance for the planning of flights, customs procedures, fuel availability, documentation and other formalities.

AirTran announces new flight to Punta Cana
Santo Domingo.- AirTran Airways Tuesday announced plans to expand its Caribbean offerings with service between Atlanta and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the sources AP and AviationNews report.

Vista Mare announces residential tourism offer
SANTO DOMINGO. - Vista Mare announces its new residential tourism offer in the concept of lease, during a gathering with customers of Peynado GA. Automotive group, recognized importer of luxury automobiles.

Pact aims to tout Santo Domingo’s natural attractions
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Environment Ministry and the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster agreed to cooperate in seeking the area’s sustainable tourism development, based on the historic and cultural sights, and several little-known tourist attractions.

Top Europe magazine taps Viva Resorts for swimsuit issue
Santo Domingo.- The hotel chain Viva Resorts was chosen for the second time by the prestigious swimsuits catalogue “Calzedonia 2010,” whose more than one million copies in print are distributed throughout Europe.

Dominican ports enjoy a cruise ship boom
SANTO DOMINGO.- The cruise ship industry’s contribution for Dominican Republic is dynamism created by the money tourists spend once they step ashore, Tourism Ministry studies say, and that each liner that docks in one of the country’s ports contributes US$200,000 to the economy.