Dominican Republic ranks third in Caribbean cruise arrivals

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic continues to strengthen its position in the Caribbean cruise market, aiming to turn short-term cruise visitors into returning tourists and establish the country as a regional cruise hub. This goal is...

British tourists stranded as Hurricane Melissa unleashes ‘catastrophic winds’ across Jamaica

Thousands of British tourists remain stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, unleashed "catastrophic winds" and "flash flooding." Up to 8,000 UK citizens were ordered to shelter from the...

MS BAnDS students win new Dominican Republic-based retail competition

Friday, October 24, 2025 Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu A group of four Oklahoma State University business analytics graduate students made history as the first...

Bryan Norcross: Relentless impacts in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic forecast from Melissa

Tropical Storm Melissa is "nearly stationary," according to the National Hurricane Center, but is still expected to deliver catastrophic flooding to Jamaica this weekend. See the latest forecast. Updated Friday 9:30 a.m. ET It's increasingly...

Kansas tourists stranded as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is heading toward Jamaica and expected to make landfall very soon. For the first time in 174 years. Jamaica will endure a category five hurricane. When Melissa hit the Dominican Republic on Friday, it destroyed 750 homes and...

PEL 2025 Gala tonight! Adompretur leadership emphasizes critical, sustainable tourism journalism

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s most prestigious honor, the Epifanio Lantigua National Tourism Journalism Award (PEL) 2025, is set for its grand ceremony tonight, Tuesday, October 28th, at the Sheraton Santo Domingo Hotel. As the country...

Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba after 'Storm of the Century' leaves entire towns underwater in Jamaica and 25k tourists trapped

By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and SAM CHISHOLM and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 03:59 EDT, 29 October 2025 Hurricane Melissa has slammed into Cuba after tearing through Jamaica as one of...

Carnival Cruise Line Is Welcomed Back To America's Original "Carnival" City

Carnival Cruise Line has been expanding its service from its homeports, including its recent announcement to sail across Australia and New Zealand in 2027/28. But what makes it more exciting for its loyal passengers is its year-round deployment in...

Tourists evacuate as Jamaica braces for wrath of Hurricane Melissa with storm forecast to become Category 5 monster

HURRICANE Melissa is barrelling towards Jamaica at terrifying pace – with locals barricading their homes and tourists frantically fleeing. The cyclone is expected to spark life-threatening flash floods and devastating landslides – with authorities...

Influencer under fire after complaining Hurricane Melissa ‘messed with’ her vacation in Jamaica

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How Hurricane Melissa Is Impacting Travelers and Local Communities

On Tuesday, October 28, Hurricane Melissa became one of the Atlantic's strongest storms on record, with maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. The devastating storm began to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon, making it the...

I traveled to Latin America for a discount tummy tuck... I almost died and now need to have my limbs amputated

What began as a long-awaited dream of self-care has turned into a nightmare for Nicole Grigorov. For the 52-year-old is now recovering in a Costa Rican hospital after a cosmetic surgery went catastrophically wrong. The mother-of-four, owner of the...

Abinader Administration drives tourism investment and Banreservas portfolio skyrockets to over RD$50 billion

The government-owned Banco de Reservas (Banreservas), under the administration of President Luis Abinader, has dramatically increased its financial commitment to the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector. Leonardo Aguilera, executive president of...

Nvidia to build AI center of excellence in Dominican Republic

Nvidia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dominican Republic to establish the Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (CEIA). The agreement, formalized in Santo Domingo, marks the first such partnership for the company in...

Hurricane Melissa: What to know about the catastrophic storm's impact on travel

When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday, it was one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin. In addition to leaving behind catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Melissa also left behind a path of flooding and...

Dominican Republic struggles to contain rising tide of sargassum

Santo Domingo.- The growing arrival of sargassum on Dominican beaches has become a persistent problem for both tourists and the tourism industry, with nearly 20 million tons of the seaweed reaching the country’s shores so far this year. The...

Mitur and UN Tourism advance validation of DR’s national sustainable tourism policy

Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) and UN Tourism have concluded the third technical mission of their cooperation project aimed at developing and implementing the Dominican Republic’s National Sustainable Tourism Policy and Strategy....

Is it safe to travel to Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa – and what should I do if I’m trapped on holiday there?

A major Category 5 hurricane in the northern Caribbean has raised serious concerns about the safety of travel to Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175mph, is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday...

10 Countries Where Locals Welcome Tourists (And 3 That Don’t), International Polling Shows

The travel landscape in 2025 reveals a fascinating divide between nations that roll out the red carpet for visitors and those where tourists might encounter cooler receptions. Recent international surveys and polling data paint a clear picture of...

Dominican Republic eyes stronger ties with Korea in digital, energy, manufacturing sectors

The Dominican Republic has seen historic levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) under President Luis Abinader, and Biviana Riveiro, executive director of ProDominicana, says the country’s approach offers valuable lessons for Korea as it seeks...