DR1 Travel News - Tuesday, 16 July 2019

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Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort opens in Punta Cana
Princess Hotels & Resorts closes to get better
Fausto Rey and Sophy at the Puerto Plata Amphitheater
Travel up 4.8% this year, new routes from Calgary and Helsinki to Punta Cana


Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort opens in Punta Cana
President Danilo Medina was in Punta Cana on Thursday, 11 July 2019 for the formal inauguration of the US$257 million Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort, Spa & Casino. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García accompanied President Medina.

They were hosted by Lopesan CEO Francisco López, who announced that work would soon begin to add another 1,500 rooms to the resort.

The resort has 1,042 rooms and is spread over an area of more than 100,000 m2. The hotel has six swimming pools, including its signature two-level infinity pool. One level of this pool is at the height of the hotel and the other is connected to the beach itself.

https://www.lopesan.com/en/hotels/dominican-republic/punta-cana/playa-bavaro/costa-bavaro/
https://listindiario.com/economia/2...-inversion-superior-a-257-millones-de-dolares


Princess Hotels & Resorts closes to get better
Princess Hotels & Resorts announced the Bavaro Princess in Punta Cana will be closed for renovations through 21 December 2019. The hotel will reopen on 22 December as the Grand Bavaro Princess. The accommodation units will be increased from 808 to 1290. The new rooms will be added on third floors now under construction. New restaurants and bars also are being added.
https://www.princess-hotels.com/en/hotels/punta-cana/grand-bavaro-princess


Fausto Rey and Sophy at the Puerto Plata Amphitheater
The sea-fronting Puerto Plata Amphitheater announces the coming performance of romantic ballads by singers Fausto Rey and Puerto Rican Sophy. The presentation, “Exitos y mas exitos” is scheduled for Saturday, 27 July 2019.

A super big band will accompany Fausto Rey and Sophy, says show promoter Luis Medrano.


Travel up 4.8% this year, new routes from Calgary and Helsinki to Punta Cana
Travel for the first half of the year to the Dominican Republic was up 4.8%. There were some 7,939,942 air arrivals and departures from January to June 2019, as reported by the Statistics Division of the Dominican Civil Aviation Board (JAC). An additional 362,800 passengers were transported this year.

Over the first six months of the year, March stands out with a record 1,475,731 passengers. January was the second busiest month, with 1,424,799 passengers.

Punta Cana International was the busiest airport, with 4,238,800 passengers mobilized through the terminal.

The airlines servicing the most passengers to and from the Dominican Republic were JetBlue, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines.

Luis Ernesto Camilo, president of the JAC, said that the good news is that new routes continue to be added from destinations all around the world. He announced that West Jet will be flying from Calgary to Punta Can and Finnair will be flying from Helsinki to Punta Cana.

http://www.jac.gob.do/index.php/not...-pasajeros-en-el-primer-semestre-del-ano-2019