Abinader values ​​tourism protocols and rules out confinement

 “To those who speak of confinement and going back, that is impossible,” he said.

 Highlights efficiency of PCR tests and low percentage of positivity

 

President Luis Abinader has valued the proper functioning of the health protocols implemented in the tourism sector and the low positivity in visitors who enter the country through the different airports, emphasizing that in the PCR tests that are carried out randomly on tourists, the percentage of positive cases was less than 1% at the end of December.

«At the same time, when visitors leave, they are tested and people who come from various countries that have a special situation such as England or South Africa (from where almost no tourists come) are asked for a PCR test and the vaccination card as well, so we are taking all measures to ensure that we can have a country with safe health, but at the same time that we can continue with our economy, “said the president.

He stated that there are no travel restrictions in 98% of the most critical countries in the world. “Remember that I told you that under special condition,s we should learn to live with Covid, always keeping the precautions in place.”

Abinader explained that the omicron variant is the most contagious and, at the same time, the least dangerous because 97% of the cases are mild and asymptomatic. “There is not a single case reported where the variant has caused a death in the country.”

He recalled that the health cabinet is in constant meetings evaluating the situations that arise and making the appropriate decisions “as has been done from the beginning and that is why the country has one of the lowest mortality rates in the world and we are a benchmark in matter of recovery of the economy and especially in tourism.»

In addition, Abinader emphasized that “to those who speak of confinement and going back, that is impossible because there are neither the conditions nor the need in that sense. The country has suffered a lot, and we can move forward, taking care of our health and also maintaining, as far as possible, normality in all our activities.

The head of state offered these statements, during the presentation of the results at the end of 2021 in the tourism sector, together with the Minister of Tourism, David Collado.

Reactivation of tourism pushes the rescue of 300 thousand jobs in the Dominican Republic

 1 in 5 jobs was in hotels, bars, and restaurants

 

After the excellent performance of tourism in December 2021, the recovery of jobs was one of the focal and critical points dealt with by the authorities for the reactivation of the economy.

In this sense, the Tourism authorities reported that the total recovery of employment exceeds 300,000 places since, on a specific basis, the interannual growth of formal employment in December 2021 was 61% and 5% compared to December 2018.

Likewise, one out of every five formal jobs recovered in the country was in hotels, bars, and restaurants.

In the entire tourism industry, more than 65 thousand formal jobs were recovered throughout 2021, representing an estimated recovery of 91,347 direct informal jobs and 185,000 indirect jobs.

According to the statistics presented by the Tourism Cabinet, 178% of direct formal jobs were recovered as of December 2021 compared to 2020 and corresponded to the lodging sub-sector.

Meanwhile, 144% are food and beverages, 150% to excursions and adventure; 185% to gift shops; and 177% to airlines.

In this sense, Enrique Penson, director of economic studies at the Ministry of Tourism ( Mitur ), indicated that statistics indicate that the reactivation of total formal jobs is at its best and similar to pre-pandemic moments.

Dominican Republic hotels open isolation areas for covid-19

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Isolation zones guarded by guards: hotels in the Dominican Republic have conditioned part of their facilities for guests infected with covid-19 to protect their recovered tourist activity, the economy’s primary sector, after the pandemic’s impact in 2020.

This paradisiacal Caribbean country, the destination of millions of people and cruise ships from all over the world, was one of the few that kept its borders open before the arrival of the virus, and the government wants to keep it that way given this alarming increase with the arrival of the omicron variant.

Nearly 5 million tourists visited the Dominican Republic in 2021, double the number in 2020 and 77% of the 6.4 million reported in 2019 before the pandemic began.

According to the government, in December alone, 728,335 non-residents were counted entering the country, a historic high in the Caribbean nation’s monthly tourism rates.

However, some of these tourists have had to face the contagiousness of the coronavirus.

The country is reporting an outbreak of cases with the arrival of omicron, the new variant of the coronavirus, with a record 5,968 infections reported on Friday. A month ago, 254 were reported with high vaccination rates in this country.

In total, there are 444,985, although authorities have emphasized that lethality remains low.

In the province of La Altagracia, which includes Punta Cana, an attractive tourist spot, contagions began to be registered by the hundreds since January 2: 284 on Friday.

“My five-year-old son tested positive (for covid-19), we notified the hotel and they moved us to an area they had set up for confinement,” a Chilean tourist staying at a five-star hotel in this coastal city in the far east of the country, who asked not to be identified, told AFP.

The 40-year-old man, who is visiting the country with nine other people, explained that when they were transferred to the “confinement” area of the hotel, at first only one building was available, but as the days went by, another block was set up.

The rooms are guarded with guards, he said. “We believe they had many people in the same condition,” he stressed.

“Impossible.”

It is unclear how many guests occupy these confinement areas: the hotels prefer to avoid any information mistaken for bad publicity. However, an executive of a major chain commented under reserve that their rates for guests in the isolation area were “laughable.”

The hotel association also did not respond to requests for comment.

Dominican President Luis Abinader ruled out confinement for now. “Going back, that’s impossible,” he said at an official event Thursday. “We are taking all measures to ensure that we can have a country with safe health, but at the same time that we can continue with our economy,” he pointed out.

“We managed to recover and take care of tourism, the economy, jobs, foreign exchange and hope, reaching record numbers of tourists and more than 250,000 jobs in the tourism sector,” he later congratulated himself at a press conference.

Even so, there are criticisms about these measures. For example, the president of the Dominican Medical Association, Senén Caba, criticized the State for its “permissive” behavior with the commercial sector and estimated that the authorities are being “highly complacent,” contributing to increasing the number of contagions.

On Wednesday, the Senate approved a resolution requesting the Ministry of Health to demand PCR tests and evidence of vaccination from all people visiting the country.

“We cannot receive everyone who wants to without any kind of protocol,” said Senator Yván Lorenzo in the Upper House.

However, Joel Santos, hotel businessman, and tourism consultant indicated that precisely the protocol applied in the tourism sector had guaranteed the reported growth.

According to the local press, a cruise ship docked, for example, in Puerto Plata (north) with 146 infected people, most of them being crew members, and the authorities assured that no sick person would get off the ship.

“Tourism is confidence and that manifestation of confidence was transmitted (…) in the countries of origin of tourists who saw that the Dominican Republic took its process seriously,” said Santos.

Senate requests PCR and vaccination card for entry of travelers

The Senate of the Republic approved a resolution requesting the Ministry of Public Health to require PCR-Covid-19 tests and a vaccination card from all visitors to the Dominican territory.

The initiative of Senator  Aris Yván Lorenzo  (PLD, Elías Piña) was voted by the totalitarian quorum of 17 senators present.

The resolution establishes a discriminatory action of the principle of equality enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic that Dominican residents are required to circulate with a vaccination card or negative PCR test. In contrast, these requirements are not required from visitors.

Also, one of its recitals considers that the Dominican Republic received the visit of 4.9 million non-residents in 2021.

It also considers the delta and omicron variants to be highly transmissible.

Yván Lorenzo, at the moment of motivating the vote, reminded his peers that they also have families and, if things are not organized, the “salt may be more expensive than the goat.”

“We can not welcome everyone who wants without any protocol,” said Sen. Elías Piña, according to Diario Libre.

It is recalled that currently, Health authorities randomly apply anticovid tests to travelers at the country’s airport terminals.

WTTC claims to close borders before new omicron variant “does not work”

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council ( WTTC ), the closure of borders in the face of the new omicron variant of Covid-19 does not work, and that added to the lag in vaccination plans in some countries, hinder the recovery of the travel sector and tourism, while delaying the global economic recovery.

Julia Simpson, president and CEO of the WTTC, reiterated that the closure of borders does not work since “the virus does not respect divisions between countries and travelers are tired of the restrictions that continue to change erratically. Let’s base risk around an individual’s health status rather than quentire quarantineountries.”

In addition, she considered it essential to accelerate vaccination plans around the world. “We can’t wait five years for 4 billion people to get their first dose,” she said.

It understands that the risk of the spread of the new “Omicron” strain should be measured around an individual’s health status rather than quarantining entire countries.

“Let’s reinforce the basic biosafety measures. The virus does not respect borders and it is an unprecedented moment for the public and private sectors to walk hand in hand,” said Simpson.

It should be noted that the WTTC offers digital solutions to governments to facilitate the complete reactivation of international travel. The council proposes a unique digital Covid-19 certificate recognized worldwide through a platform where tourists can register it.

For this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the WTTC request governments to accept the four most used digital covid vaccination certificates: the European Union’s digital Covid certificate, the ICAO’s visible digital seal, DIVOC, and ID cards. SMART health, as proof of Covid-19 status.

Amber Cove and Taino Bay energize arrival of cruise ships to Puerto Plata

Stephanie Kfouri, provincial director of Tourism in Puerto Plata, reported that the arrival of ships in the first week of January 2022 at Amber Cove and Taino Bay cruise terminals stimulates the arrival of visitors to the North of the country.

“Today we have 4 cruise ships in the two terminals,” Kfouri said.

The director announced that a Carnival Cruice Line cruise ship would port with 1,217 passengers and 906 crew from Rotterdam, and the Carnival Mardi Grass would bring 4,136 passengers and 1,673 staff to Amber Cove.

Meanwhile, she stated that the Celebrity Apexcruise ship, coming from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, would arrive at Taino Bay with 1,294 passengers and 1,218 crew members.

In addition, the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship, coming from the city of Tampax, Florida, would touch the port with the number of 1,040 passengers and 1,059 crew members.

“We have a total of 7,687 cruise passengers and 4,856 crew members, between the two ports,” emphasized Kfouri.

Russia’s Nordwind already sells tickets for flights to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata

 Two weekly flights from Moscow to Punta Cana

 

Nordwind Airlines reported that tickets from Moscow to Punta Cana are now available, a route that will have a frequency of two weekly flights, both outward and return.

Likewise, the airline announced that it is already open on its website for tickets to fly from the Russian capital to the Dominican destination of Puerto Plata, in which case a weekly connection will be made.

According to information from the manufacturer, all routes will be operated with Boeing 777-200aircraft, which has 305 passengers.

It is recalled that Russia is traditionally one of the main source markets for the Dominican Republic; in 2019, it was the third, only behind the United States and Canada.

In addition, the pandemic caused that market to take on even more relevance: in September 2021, Russia was the second emitter of tourists to the DR.

Increase in Covid-19 cases in Dominican Repblic, is it due to omicron variant?

The Ministry of Public Health reported today that the omicron variant of Covid-19 is the predominant one in the country.

The director of Epidemiology offered the information, Ronald Skewes, who assured that the variant identified in South Africa had become the dominant one.

The last week of December, 554 cases were processed, of which 36 are delta, and 460 are omicron, Skewes said.

The provinces with the highest cases continue to be the National District, Santo Domingo, and Santiago, as they are the most populated in the country.

Skewes said that the cases of covid-19 registered in intensive care units (ICU) are not vaccinated or have incomplete vaccination schedules.

The epidemiologist called on the Dominicans to avoid crowds and complete their vaccination schedule to prevent the spread of the virus in the country, thus highlighting the main characteristic of the variant, its high transmissibility.

Minister

The Minister of  Public Health, Daniel River, stressed that the omicron variant has a rapid level of infection higher than the rest of the variants.

“We have not had cases of  omicron  result in the need for mechanical ventilation,” Rivera indicated.

In bulletin # 657, the MSP revealed that a total of 5,201 new cases of infections due to  Covid-19 were detected in the last 24 hours.

Nineteen thousand one hundred eighty-eight were processed to detect the coronavirus on the last day, the highest amount in one day.

This is the highest daily figure since the country confirmed the disease.

The country adds 433,710 cases of covid-19, while deaths from the disease remain at 4,252, as there were no deaths.

Despite cancelled flights Dominicans return to the US

Santo Domingo.- The massive cancellations of flights to and from the US after the New Year celebrations have not significantly affected the Dominicans returning to the US on Monday.

The website Flightaware did not report any canceled flights to Las Américas, from the JFK airport in New York, nor from the Newark airport, or Miami Inteernational Airport, or Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in Puerto Rico.

For its part, ElCibao International Airport reported a canceled JetBlue flight (JUB237) this Monday that would arrive from New York.

In the other airports mentioned, no cancellations are reported to Santiago, however, airlines continue to recommend to their users, check the status of their flights before leaving their homes.

Dominican economic recovery ‘a success story’

Santo Domingo.- The economic recovery achieved by the Dominican Republic in the face of the health crisis generated by the coronavirus has been labeled a success story by the international community, highlighting the opinions of the most prestigious risk rating agencies, the most prestigious institutions representatives of international banking and various multilateral organizations.

According to a press release by the Central Bank, in general terms, all these entities have favorably weighed the implementation of macroeconomic policies consistent with the objectives of achieving the recovery of productive activities, of recovering jobs and of protect the most vulnerable segments of the population.

The Central Bank highlights that during the year just ended it launched an expansive monetary policy that included the reduction of the reference interest rate from 4.5% to 3.0% and the implementation of various liquidity mechanisms, aimed at creating the conditions so that financial institutions could place and / or refinance low-cost loans to Dominican businesses and households.

“At the same time, the government designed social programs to protect the most defenseless groups of the population and made the tax burden of companies more flexible, particularly those sectors most affected by the pandemic, preserving jobs and protecting people’s income.”

President Abinader: We will prepare for a year with many opportunities

Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinder announced that his government is preparing for a year with “many opportunities,” for which he urged the Dominican people to gather on December 31, taking into account all protocols of care and safety.

In a short message he shared via Twitter, he recommended enjoying the holidays wisely in the company of the family and loved ones.

“Enjoy the holidays with your families and loved ones, but wisely. Get together, taking good care and know that we will prepare for a year with many opportunities”, wrote the head of State.

Joel Santos: «Arrival of tourists in 2021 exceeds expectations»

 Qualifies as excellent work from the public-private sectors

 Understand that 2022 will run its course of being a prosperous year

 

Joel Santos, tourism advisor to the Executive Branch, with roots in the hotel and business sector, explained to arecoa.com that the year ending 2021 was surprising for the Dominican Republic from the tourism point of view because of the recovery in tourist arrivals exceeded the expectations of the entire sector.

“We must recognize the excellent work that was done in coordination between the public and private sectors to achieve the objectives. I believe that there has been a combination of work and optimism that has been reflected in the results reflected by the sector,” he added.

Santos indicated that the aforementioned strong union has managed to keep the sector consolidated and continue working, not only in its conjunctural problems but also that critical efforts are being made to make real the projects proposed in the medium term that are necessary to strengthen the sector at a General level.

“It must be said that the confidence of the private sector in the development of the industry has never ceased, and we have seen it in the number of projects that have been inaugurated in different parts of the country,” he added.

He said that President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, have given to the sector through the Tourism Cabinet has been of great importance.

“Not only with the measures adopted to preserve the health of visitors, but also, through showing real and face-to-face support in the inaugurations of projects, sanitation of tourist poles to project the country in a healthy way to the visitor,” he emphasized.

Santos said that as for the following 2022, he believes that despite the situation caused by the Omicron spill, he remains positive because he understands that tourism is perceived in order. After all, the protocols in place will help maintain the confidence of the tourist.

“The fact that Omicron is presenting actions that are denoted as a setback in the sector, due to the decrease in the flow of flights, it is estimated that everything will pass quickly and that when the normal flow of air transport is resumed, it can supply the demand for the number of tourists who will be arriving in the DR,” he said.

The former president of Asonahores stressed that he understands that 2022 will continue to be a successful year.

It is recalled that the sector registered the arrival of 4,263,259 non-resident visitors in the last eleven months of this year and a historical 519,349 in November alone.

November 2021 registered an improvement of 197% over the same period of 2020, 12% higher than November 2019 and even 7% above November 2018.

In addition, it was highlighted that 73% of the non-residents received from January to November 2019 had been recovered.

JetBlue strengthens its dominance in flights between US and Dominican Republic

Carrier has managed to transport more than 2.6 million passengers as of November

 American Airlines is the second-largest in air traffic in the DR

 Punta Cana resumes its rhythm as the main terminal in the country

 

JetBlue airline remains the undisputed leader in the flow of passengers transported between the United States and the Dominican Republic, with 2,672,570 passengers served between both countries during the period January-November 2021.

It is followed in the top 10 of the country’s leading airlines: American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Copa Airlines, Air Europa, Frontier Airlines, Condor Flugdienst Gmbh, and Iberia.

American Airlines managed to transport 1,401,773 passengers, Delta Airlines, 952,709, United Airlines 920,623, Spirit Airlines, 426,701, Copa Airlines 414,470, Air Europa 191,832, Frontier Airlines 190,932, Condor Flugdienst Gmbh 157,271, while Iberia moved 138,816.

When analyzing passenger traffic up through November, the Civil Aviation Board ( JAC ) indicates that the three main airports in the country: Punta Cana, Las Américas ( AILA ), and the Cibao International Airport, together mobilized 980,045 passengers in November 2021, equivalent to 89% of the total.

The Punta Cana International Airport was the busiest with 3,597,045 passengers, followed by AILA with 3,443,001. The two airports represent 75% of the total passenger traffic to/from the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic will close December with “extraordinary” figures in tourist arrivals

 Reveals hotel industry has suffered few cancellations by variant Ómicron

 Sector advances with solid prospects for recovery

 

The president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic(Asonahores), Rafael Blanco Tejera, indicated that despite the progress that the variant of Covid-19, Ómicron, has, Dominican hotels have registered few cancellations of reservations at the last minute.

He said that the cancellations have not been significant, so the arrival of tourists in December of this year “will close with extraordinary figures.”

He said that despite the global situation, the prospects for recovery are solid, and the hotel sector is confident that there will be no adverse effect by 2022.

Blanco Tejera said that there is still no specific figure because there are “few cancellations and last-minute changes,” according to Listín Diario.

For the head of Asonahores, “arrivals continue to mark well (…) For the month of December, there have been no significant cancellations.”

Escarrer: «I see a great tourism advance in the Dominican Republic for 2022»

 “Minister Collado has demonstrated an exemplary management,” he said.

 The Spanish chain reaffirms its commitment to tourism in the DR.

 

Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá Hotels Internacional, explained to arecoa.com  that by 2022 the recovery of tourism in the Dominican Republic would become more established because he considers that the Ministry of Tourism ( Mitur ) the Cabinet have focused their work on strategic points to lift the sector.

“I believe that the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, has made a model management during the pandemic and has taken the fundamentals, and the bases regarding the operation of the sector, so they have focused on making a sustainable recovery that month after month the results are being seen,» he added.

He stated that “there is no doubt that I see a tourist development in the country for 2022, which is great because of its commitment to quality, segmentation and for putting in value what is sustainability, culture, heritage, hospitality and the leisure offer that the country has and that it is going to increase in a unique way after the development of the project that we are carrying out ».

In this sense, Escarrer reaffirmed that the investment commitment of the Spanish hotel chain is firm in the Dominican Republic, after recalling the most recent projects carried out in the country: renovation of two of the Paradisus hotels, including the total reconstruction of the first of its brand resorts in the Punta Cana area, the Paradisus Punta Cana, and a major overhaul of the  Paradisus Palma Real, and the state-of-the-art theme park,  Katmandu Park.

«Without a doubt we reaffirm our unconditional commitment to the DR, either because of the love we have for the country, which is infinite, or because of the 35 years of a success story that has been repeated year after year, and because of the great support that we always receive from the Government,” he emphasized.

One of the largest cruise ships in the world “Odyssey of the Seas” arrives in Puerto Plata

The Taino Bay Tourist Port located in Puerto Plata received today, December 30, the “Odyssey of the Seas,” considered one of the largest cruise ships in the world belonging to the Royal Caribbean company from Fort Lauderdale.

Jean Luis Rodríguez, executive director of the Port Authority, highlighted the importance and significance of the arrival of these vessels to the port of Taino Bay.

“For us as the Port Authority, it is a source of great pride and satisfaction to know that in just 15 days we have received more than ten cruise ships and thousands of visitors who come to boost the economy of our northern region. It is an example of the joint work and how the strategic alliances between the public and private sectors immediately bear fruit,” he said.

The vessel, built in 2020 and launched in March 2021, is the newest and most modern ship of the Royal Caribbean International cruise company and will dock with 2,647 passengers and 1,514 crew members.

The recently inaugurated multipurpose terminal has received 11 vessels with the “Odyssey of the Seas,” and it is expected that this Friday, December 31, vessel No. 12 will arrive.

Meet the vessel
The Odyssey of the Seas has a capacity for 4,805 passengers accommodated in 2,137 cabins and a crew of 1,551 people; the vessel is 348 meters long by 41 meters wide and has 16 decks.

The Taino Bay Tourist Port is a multipurpose project, managed by ITM GROUP and supervised by the Port Authority, which will allow the docking of cruise ships, container ships, and product cargo ships and will create more than 1,500 direct jobs and more than 3,000 indirect jobs for the entire northern area of the Caribbean country.

Dominican Republic, pioneer in the Caribbean in producing Carnival cruise technology

Santo Domingo will host the first Medallion wearable device manufacturing plant outside Asia.

This initiative will add support for production capacity for cruises in the Caribbean on Carnival Cruise and foster economic development and tourism in the Dominican Republic to approve more than 600 jobs at Jabil facilities in the country.

“The proximity of Jabil’s state-of-the-art facilities and factory automation, coupled with its exceptional track record in manufacturing consumer, military, and medical devices, provides us with a great opportunity to support the growing demand for our wearable and consumer devices [Internet of Things] experience and we also support high-paying jobs in the DR in the highly desirable travel and tourism industry,” said John Padgett, Carnival Cruise Director of Experience and Innovation President of Princess Cruises.

It is recalled that OceanMedallion launching in 2017, contains a proprietary combination of communication technologies, which allows an interactive platform for the guest experience with a personalized level of service.

The MedallionClass cruise is currently available on the Princess Cruises fleet. The cruise technology enables contactless embarkation and disembarkation, frictionless trading and stateroom keyless entry, as well as dynamic onboard pathfinding, a family and friends locator, on-the-go premiere movies, an interactive event planner, as well as interactive games and activities.

“Tourism will not suffer a significant slowdown due to omicron”

The president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), Rafael Blanco Tejera, assured that despite the recent outbreaks of the omicron variant at the international level that have caused cancellations, both of reservations and flights, the country would not suffer a significant slowdown.

“This can be explained by the low level of positivity in tourist areas and by the fact that we continue to operate under strict security protocols, both in hotels and in the tourism value chain, which has generated confidence in the issuing markets that we are a country that is managing the pandemic correctly,” he said.

He added that the tourism authorities are satisfied with the process of tourism recovery during 2021, apart from the fact that in recent months the levels of arrivals before the pandemic have been surpassed, which is an indication for them of the “good public-private work.”

Blanco Tejera predicted that 2022 would be the year of the consolidation of the recovery of tourism, according to Listin Diario.

In November 2021, 519,349 tourists arrived in the country, 197% more than in the same month of 2020.

According to the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), between January and November 2021, 4,263,259 visitors arrived, a recovery of 73% of the tourists received from January to November 2019.

Hotels in Dominican Republic and Costa Rica recognized as the best in the world

Forbes Central America

Two hotels in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic were recognized as the best in the world in their category. As every year, the winners of the World Travel Awards were announced, which rewarded the best of the tourism industry at a global level.

Hotels, airlines, airports, destinations, and different service providers are part of the integrated categories of these prestigious awards, where an expert jury recognizes the best in the sector.

This is where Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic managed to locate one of their properties. With this, they demonstrated that the hotel industry in the region had formed a very exclusive lodging proposal.

Best Ecological Hotel

In the ‘World’s Leading Green Hotel 2021’ category,   Gaia Hotel & Reserves in Costa Rica managed to keep this recognition; nominated in the final shortlist with other properties from Kenya, Canada, Singapore, Chile, Tanzania, and Peru.

This exclusive hotel in Puntarenas province has achieved the same recognition for two years.

The luxurious boutique complex is surrounded by the magnificent coastal forests of Manuel Antonio, where a remarkable diversity of wildlife proliferates. Its beautiful pristine landscapes can be appreciated from the suites and villas with terraces that characterize this tourist development in Costa Rica.

It also has a variety of high-quality services, such as its gastronomic proposal and spa treatments.

Best Hotel for Luxury Sports

For its part, the Dominican Republic also managed to position  Casa de Campo Resort & Villas with the  ‘World’s Leading Luxury Sports & Villa Resort 2021’ award, where it was competing with hotels in Italy, Jamaica, and Spain.

The luxurious property – which hosts many international celebrities in the Caribbean country – has won this award consecutively since 2014.

Located in La Romana,  Casa de Campo was the first resort founded in the Dominican Republic more than 50 years ago. It currently has three golf courses designed by Pete Dye, classified as the best in the Caribbean. It also has an equestrian center, three private beaches, and luxurious villas to host its select guests.

These two hotels are proof that the tourism of Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic has the best accommodations in the world.

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