Tourists have been warned to take extra precautions when travelling through the Haiti-Dominican Republic border, after a rise in kidnappings. This comes after two groups of missionaries travelling from Santo Domingo to Port-Au-Prince in Haiti have been kidnapped by gangs in the past 6 months, with the most recent incident taking place only 5 days …
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This week, the development of the Ambar Highway in Santo Domingo is set to connect the tourist city of Puerto Plata with the Santiago beltway, giving travellers ease of access to Santo Domingo and beyond. Initial investments for the new highway were made in April 2022, when the nation received 700 million USD from the …
The affordable air-carrier JetBlue has just announced a new flight path connecting Boston, the U.S.A with Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. This new route was established after a meeting between the Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in Boston, Ramon Antonio Cruz, and the director of the Civil Aviation Board, Jose Marte Piantini. Officials …
Last Sunday, 7 sectors in Greater Santo Domingo were left without water after a drilling machine in Los Rios broke a key distribution line of the Valdesia Santo Domingo Aqueduct. Felipe Subervi, the general director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (CAASD), stated that this line “conducts approximately 70 million gallons [of water] …
Multiple tourist areas in the Dominican Republic, including La Romana, Puerto Plata, and San Pedro de Macoris are forecasted to have heavy rain during the next week. This comes after multiple streets in the northern towns of Arroyo Abajo and Fracatán became flooded over the past week, due to heavy downpours overflowing the Nibaje and …
WestJet is offering travellers up to USD $350 off an all-inclusive five-night stay at Melia Punta Cana Beach Resort when booked before May 9th. The ‘adults-only’ resort (18+) boasts spectacular oceanfront views and several amenities, including access to the Cocotal Golf and Country Club, a spa and fitness centre and four outdoor pools. The resort …
Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon Airport is set to reopen on May 20th, following a 10-day renovation of runway 0826 to accommodate larger aircraft. Currently, the airport is a hub for flights from U.S destinations, including New York, Miami and Boston. Top airlines that operate from the airport such as American Airlines, JetBlue and United are …
Protests have broken out this week in the Dominican city of Pedernales surrounding a new tourism development plan for the town of Cabo Rojo. The “Tourism Development Master Plan for Cabo Rojo-Pedernales” was green-lit by president Luis Abinader in December 2021, stating that the project will radically transform the lives of citizens in the Pedernales …
Canadian photographer Brittney Wojcik-Harrison was detained alongside 5 other passengers and five Pivot Airlines crew members on April 5th, after $25 million worth of cocaine was found inside the aircraft. Ms Wojcik-Harrison, the flight crew and all other passengers remained in a Punta Cana jail for three weeks, even though there is little to no …
This spring, the Dominican airline AraJetis set to launch low-cost flights from Santo Domingo to a host of destinations, including the USA. The airline will launch in May as the Caribbean’s first Ultra Low-Cost Carrier. The airline was founded by Victor Pacheco Mendez and co-founded by Mike Powell, who was formerly the CFO for Wizz …