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Less Dominican travel

Leisure travel of Dominicans abroad has declined by as much as 50%. The steep decline is earning concern in the industry, as Dominican travel for years now has filled many seats on outgoing flights, contributing to spur interest of airlines in adding new flights to the DR. Dominicans are traveling less abroad now that the …

Zoe Saldana visits

Dominican-origin Hollywood starlet Zoe Saldana visited Santo Domingo last week for vacation time with her family. Saldana made her motion picture debut as the defiant ballerina Eva in the drama “Center Stage” and her last cinematic appearance was in Steven Spielberg’s new film “The Terminal,” in which she co-starred with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. …

Ocean World – the place to visit

Ocean World Park is quickly establishing itself as the place to visit when touring the North Coast and even a reason alone for choosing Puerto Plata as a vacation destination. Located in Cofresi, west of Puerto Plata, the attraction features the largest dolphin lagoon, the only sea lion encounter of its kind, the world’s first …

Plea to save National Parks

Tourism and environmental conservation groups are raising red flags as to what they are calling unscrupulous sectors in government that seek to allocate a section of the Parque Nacional del Este for the construction of a resort in the south-eastern part of the DR. The groups warn that if this is allowed, the precedent will …

Tour Operators back plea for National Parks

The Tour Operator’s Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development (http://www.toinitiative.org/), a network of tour operators committed to sustainable development, announced its support of the effort to put a stop to plans to allocate a portion of the National Park of the East to a private hotel group. As part of this collaboration, tour operators including the …

AA matches Delta’s first fares to DR

American Airlines has matched the special introductory fares offered by Delta Airlines for flights to the Dominican Republic as of 1 June. Delta Airlines announced on 29 January that it would begin direct flights to the Dominican Republic from John F. Kennedy International in New York City. The decision to fly to Las Americas International …

Delta, Continental and Northwest alliance

The start of Delta Airlines’ operations in the Dominican Republic as of this summer makes travel on Continental Airlines, that already flies to the DR, more convenient for Dominicans. As of June, Continental, Delta and Northwest customers will enjoy joint-frequent flyer accrual and redemptions, as well as being able to purchase seats on any codeshare …

Aviation fuel dollarized

The Ministry of Industry & Commerce announced last week that jet fuel would be sold in dollars in the Dominican Republic. The money would then be made available to the Dominican Refinery of Petroleum for the purchase of aviation fuel. Resolution No. 3, dated 22 January, seeks to solve the recent aviation turbine fuel supply …

Nothing stopping La Vega Carnival

There will be 28 groups less than last year, but nothing will prevent La Vega from celebrating its colorful Sunday February carnival parades, described as the best in the Dominican Republic. The parades of the bedeviled characters bring thousands of visitors to La Vega every year, making the celebration the pride and joy of that …

Cold weather encourages travel

Montreal Gazette reporter Janet Bagnall focuses on travel to the Dominican Republic during the current deep freeze that has beset Canada’s East Coast. “When it’s this frigid outside, it’s time to escape and head south for sun and fun,” reads the column, listing the DR high up among its tips for last-minute getaways. “The Dominican …

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