Dominican tourism strengthens, grows 20 % in May Minister of Tourism Dominican Republic According to the information provided by Minister of Tourism David Collado in May 2023, the Dominican Republic experienced significant growth in tourism. The total number of visitors in May, including both air and cruise passengers, reached 757,949, which is a record-breaking figure for the country. The 621,575 tourists who arrived by air represented an 11 % increase compared to 2022 and an 18% increase compared to 2019. Additionally, there were 136,374 cruise passengers in May, surpassing the numbers from both 2022 and 2019. When considering the entire first five months of the year, the Dominican Republic welcomed a total of 3,379,392 arrivals by air, another record-breaking statistic. During this period, the country also received 1,124,039 cruise passengers, which is an unprecedented figure. Minister Collado expressed his satisfaction with the sustained growth of tourism under his management [...]

Costa Rica under green alert due to a possible increase in rainfall caused by tropical waves As such, the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission –  has declared a green alert across most of the country due to the possibility of increased rainfall caused by a number of factors. The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorologico Nacional (IMN), said the zones of the South Pacific, Central Pacific, North Pacific and Central Valley, as well as the North Zone are within the alert. “Probably, the South Pacific will continue to be the most affected, since Monday’s rains it has been quite saturated, then the Central Pacific, the Guanacaste sector, the Tempisque area, Nicoya, and possibly the Tilarán and Guanacaste mountain ranges,” explained IMN meteorologist Gabriela Chinchilla. “At this time there are areas of the country that have significant accumulations due to the rains that have fallen and this makes [...]

Dominicans win award for educational innovation in tourism Nolim Studios, with its project Domiland, the first metaverse of the Dominican Republic, won the regional award in the category of New Technologies of the “Education for the Future” program, in the regional challenge for Central America and the Caribbean related to innovation and digitization of education through the tourism sector, an initiative in which over 100 projects participated. The company’s CEO, Ymanol Martínez, and operations director Yismel Duvergé highlighted that Domiland, which Will be launched this year, will not only be an educational resource, but also a place for entertainment. This achievement places Nolim Studios and the Dominican Republic on the map of technological innovation in tourism. The award emphasizes the potential of tourism as a driver of positive change in education. Domiland is a concrete example of how tourism and technology come together to transform the way we learn and relate [...]