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Ministry of Tourism authorizes hotels to operate at 100% capacity

The Ministry of Tourism on 7 August 2021 issued Resolution DJ-022/2021 that allows hotels to book 100% of their capacity. Hotels need to continue the protocols for social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The same resolution sets at 90% the capacity for the transporting of tourists and employees. Tour companies, maritime transportation and …
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Gol announces it will resume direct flights in November 2021

Fly direct between Brazil and the Dominican Republic on Gol Linhas Aereas, the Brazilian airline. The popular flights had been suspended due to Covid-19 and the restrictions on travelers from Brazil that is third after the United States and India in number of cases of Covid-19. The airline announced it would resume direct flights to …
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Russia clears flights to the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Embassy in Russia says the Russian Office for the Control of Covid has revoked all restrictions for direct regular and charter flights between Russia and the Dominican Republic. The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center under Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced the measure is in effect starting from 27 August 2021. The announcement benefits …
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Grace causes multiple flight cancellations, street flooding, damage to aqueducts

Grace would have been a tropical storm, then it became a tropical depression. At the end, the storm brought lots of rain that caused street flooding, damaged aqueducts and forced the evacuation of hundreds. It did cause the cancellation of several flights out of Las Americas International Airport. Airport activity was back to normal mid-morning …