Dominican Tourism

BARAHONA. –  The top priority for Dominican Republic’s Southwest is new jobs, for which Catholic Diocese Bishop monsignor Rafael Leonidas Felipe Núñez places hopes on the dam at Monte Grande and tourism development.

The prelate’s call has been echoed by other church and community leaders in the southwest for years, and even led to the construction of the Maria Montez International Airport in the late 1990s, which has never serviced regular airline flights in 20 years.

He said a nation lives and develops when its inhabitants can work, for which companies and institutions need to be created. “The Enriquillo region has one of the highest unemployment rates and therefore with the lowest percentage as a source of jobs.”

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The Viva hotel group is presenting its new hotel in Samana, the Viva Residence Bahia Estela (40 units) in Coson, Las Terrenas. This is the third residential vacation property offered by the Viva brand. Viva was first known for its all-inclusive hotels in Bayahibe/Dominicus before expanding to Puerto Plata, Samana, the Bahamas and Mexico. The others are Viva Residence Las Terrenas (76 units under construction also at Playa Coson) and Viva Residence Playa Dorada, in operation in Puerto Plata.

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Resorts throughout the DR offer Day Passes that allow anyone to experience the all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink philosophy of the all-inclusive.

A daily fee basically grants access to everything the resort has to offer, except a room. In Boca Chica and Juan Dolio there are some great options to enjoy the all inclusive lifestyle for a day.

Boca Chica

Hotetur Dominican Bay Resort
Calle Juan Bautista Vicina & 20 de Diciembre, 809.412.2001
Monday-Thursday: Adults: RD$900, Children (4-12): RD$450
Friday-Sunday: Adults: RD$1,100, Children: RD$550, from 10am-5pm

Don Juan Beach Resort
Calle Duarte, 809.523.4511
Everyday: Adults: RD$1,700, Children (4-12): RD$850, from 10am-5pm

Oasis Hamaca Resort (more…)

The Dominican Republic Environmental Law Institute (IDARD) and the Jury of the International Blue Flag awarded the Blue Flag Beach certification to the hotels Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach and Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace.

This certification is issued to acknowledge the environmental commitment of the hotels the chain Viva Wyndham Resorts operates in the country, especially in the destination Bayahibe.

In 2002 Bayahibe’s beaches became the Americas’ first Blue Flag certified, a distinction again received for the 2009-2010 period.

Santo Domingo.– A crowd carrying surfboards, coolers, umbrellas and signs soaked in the sun outside the Dominican Congress yesterday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.

The protestors, yelling “this is not the constitution of my country,” and “the beaches belong to the people, not to businessmen,” referred to a recently approved constitutional amendment that allows for private property along coasts and rivers.

One of the country’s biggest attractions is its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters along its eastern coast, where there are dozens of celebrity homes and exclusive resorts.