第17届多米尼加雪茄节（ProCigar Festival）将在2025年2月16日到21日举办，为期六天的雪茄节将帮助参会者探索这个美丽国度的雪茄文化，并与他们最喜欢的雪茄品牌背后的经营者们见面。

如果你开启这段旅程，你将从多米尼加的沿海地区拉罗马纳（La Romana）开始，随后前往雪茄之乡，多米尼加的中心地区，圣地亚哥。行程表里的活动安排了三天的餐馆烟叶田，参观雪茄厂以及每晚的庆祝活动，届时你可以抽到很多多米尼加产的雪茄。

过去几年，圣地亚哥的海军上将（Gran Almirante）大酒店是参加雪茄节的客人主要下榻地。今年将安排在万豪酒店。多米尼加雪茄节的主办方解释说，主要考虑圣地亚哥的其他节日活动的交通影响，才更换酒店。

对于计划参加雪茄节的客人来说，有两个备选酒店。一个是万豪（Marriott），万豪酒店距离雪茄节晚宴的举办地“白色派对”几步之遥。另一个是花园庭院酒店（Garden Court Hotel），靠近圣地亚哥机场。

如果11月之前完成报名，可以享受早鸟折扣价。如感兴趣，可以关注官方网站https://procigar.org

Make sure your passport is up to date, as registration for the 17th ProCigar Festival is now open. Taking place in the Dominican Republic from February 16 to 21, attendees will spend six days exploring the beautiful country’s cigarmaking culture and rub shoulders with many of the people behind their favorite brands.

If you decide to make the trip, you'll get a proverbial peek behind the curtain for an immersive six days, starting in the coastal region of La Romana before moving to mountainous Santiago—the epicenter of cigar country—for the duration of the festival. Among the planned events include three days of visiting tobacco fields, touring cigar factories and evening festivities every night, all while smoking lots of Dominican cigars.

This year’s festival notably features a change of venue. In previous years, the Gran Almirante was the primary hotel for registered ProCigar guests. Now, primary lodging will be at the Residence Inn by Marriott. According to ProCigar, the decision to change venues was due to the growth of the city of Santiago and its resulting impact on mobility transportation logistics regarding tours and other festival activities.

There are two alternate hotel options for those planning to attend: The new AC Marriott, which is within walking distance of the dinner party at Monumento at Los Heroes de La Restauración (aka the White Party), and the Garden Court Hotel, which usually participates in the festival and is close to the Santiago airport. 

There’s an early-bird discount should you register before November. 

For more information and to complete your registration, please visit the official website https://procigar.org.

Registration is open to consumers, retailers, press and suppliers.