Travel – Page 288

At the DR DATE tourism marketing event in Punta Cana last week, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced the signing of a franchise agreement for the operation of the first Westin hotel in the Dominican Republic. Construction on The Westin Puntacana Resort is scheduled to begin this summer with an opening planned for the winter …

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DR DATE served as a platform to make the point that there is a boom in hotel construction in the Dominican Republic. Several of the hotels under construction in Santo Domingo are: the Silver Sun Gallery Mall, formerly Diandy XX (corner of Tiradentes and Gustavo Mejia Ricart), JW Marriott at the Blue Mall, Boutique Hotel …

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The Dominican Republic, together with Presidente Beer, is setting its sights on the Miami market. The Ministry of Tourism has announced the signing of an agreement with the Miami Marlins to market the Dominican Republic as the Major League team’s official destination during this season. The agreement includes promoting the Dominican Republic in the team’s …

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Carlina Duran Baldera, 25, from the central province of La Vega became the new Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2012 last week. She was crowned by Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes and her predecessor Dahlia Fernandez at the contest held at the Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo on 17 April. She stands tall at 5’11 inches, …

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Travel to Santo Domingo to watch some of the best volleyball in the world. Dominican Cristobal Marte, first vice president of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) recently announced the celebration of the Volleyball World Grand Prix Pool B competitions in Santo Domingo. The event, which will be held at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center’s …

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New Taiwanese ambassador in the DR Tomas Ping Fu Hou says the Dominican Republic could benefit indirectly once Taiwanese citizens receive the expected entry into the USA Visa Waiver Program. In an interview with El Caribe, he said that the DR could receive more Taiwanese tourists once Taiwan enters the program that would allow Taiwanese …

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The Dominican Republic has been nominated in 14 categories for the so-called Oscars of the tourism industry, the World Travel Awards (WTA), which will be awarded at a ceremony in Turks and Caicos in September. Some 217,000 travel sector professionals, including representatives of travel agencies and tourism and transport organizations in 162 countries, will cast …

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A recent feature in British newspaper The Telegraph encourages tourists to venture outside the all-inclusive resorts, to see more of the “real” Dominican Republic. The author visited Santo Domingo, Samana, Jarabacoa, Constanza and Sosua, in Puerto Plata, beyond the most popular Punta Cana resorts. The author recommends considering the option of taking domestic flights, and …

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Club Med Punta Cana, located on a coconut palm tree-lined beach in the Dominican Republic, features a one-of-a-kind experience for families with children of all ages. The resort is world famous for its children’s clubs where dedicated activities and sports coordinated by qualified and enthusiastic professionals are available for each age group, from babies to …

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US reality TV stars the Kardashians spent the week before Easter at a villa in Punta Minitas in Casa de Campo, touring Altos de Chavon and other attractions in the La Romana area. They also met Ellis Perez, the Dominican Republic’s director general of cinema. The family will soon be appearing in ‘Keeping up with …

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