# Pedernales will have an airport and hotels: DR's next big destination

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Published: 2026-09-30T14:46:25.439Z
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Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Investment & M&A
Summary: MITUR confirms Pedernales will get its own airport and new hotels. The bet on the Dominican south opens real opportunities for investors and tour operators.

## Article

Pedernales is stepping firmly onto the Dominican tourism map. **MITUR** has confirmed the destination will have its **own airport and new hotels**, a move that puts the country's south squarely on the hotel investment radar. The news, published by [the ministry itself](https://noticias.mitur.gob.do/noticias/rd-prepara-su-proximo-gran-destino-pedernales-tendra-aeropuerto-y-nuevos-hoteles/), makes it clear that diversifying the national tourism map is no longer talk, it's a schedule.

The impact on the southern provinces is direct. An airport opens the door to international flights, and that means **new arrivals, new rooms and local jobs**. Pedernales has what many destinations seek and few find: **untouched beaches, Bahía de las Águilas and a coastline free of mass development**. The combination of air infrastructure plus hotel supply is the formula that transformed Punta Cana three decades ago, and now it's the south's turn.

What to watch? **Timelines and the development model**. Keeping growth orderly and respectful of the environment will determine whether Pedernales becomes a Caribbean benchmark or another missed chance. For investors and tour operators, the window is open now: those who arrive early define the destination.

## Sources

- MITUR: https://noticias.mitur.gob.do/noticias/rd-prepara-su-proximo-gran-destino-pedernales-tendra-aeropuerto-y-nuevos-hoteles/

## Citation

Pedernales will have an airport and hotels: DR's next big destination. Turismo News. 2026-09-30. https://turismo.news/en/digest/pedernales-airport-hotels-investment