A reference guide to hospitality, aviation, cruise, investment and destination-management terms in the Dominican tourism industry. Each term includes a clear definition and a concrete example. It is not an official glossary: it is how Turismo News explains concepts used in its reporting.
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A series of waterfalls and pools near Puerto Plata explored by jumping and sliding through the water. A star adventure in the...
Santo DomingoA 16th-century palace built by Diego Columbus, now a museum and one of the most iconic buildings of the Zona Colonial.
Naturaleza y ecoturismoAn almost eight-kilometre unspoiled beach in Jaragua National Park, Pedernales, seen as one of the country's most beautiful and...
Punta Cana y EsteA beach area next to Punta Cana with one of the Caribbean's largest hotel clusters and a long white-sand shoreline.
Punta Cana y EsteA former fishing village in the south-east, gateway to Saona and Catalina islands and to diving in Cotubanamá National Park.
Santo DomingoThe main pedestrian street of Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial, packed with shops, cafés and art, linking Parque Colón with Parque...
Punta Cana y EsteAn exclusive resort community south of Punta Cana with a marina, golf courses, luxury resorts and natural attractions such as...
Norte y SamanáA paradise-beach islet in Samaná Bay, made famous as 'Bacardí Island'.
Hotel technologyA cloud-native application is built or re-architected to take advantage of scalable services, automation and loosely coupled...
DistributionConversational booking lets a traveler search, book, change or cancel a trip through a natural-language conversation. When it can...
Santo DomingoA cross-shaped monument and museum in Santo Domingo Este said to hold the remains of Christopher Columbus. At night it projects a...
DistributionFrictionless booking describes a reservation with as few steps, delays and repeated data requests as possible. The goal is to...
Punta Cana y EsteA turquoise cenote at the foot of a cliff in Scape Park, Cap Cana. One of the most photographed natural attractions in the east.
Punta Cana y EsteA protected island within Cotubanamá National Park in the south-east, with shallow-water beaches and natural pools. A star...
Naturaleza y ecoturismoA mountain town in the centre of the country, capital of ecotourism and adventure sports, with a cool climate, rivers and...
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