Travel – Page 289

The leading Dominican-based tourism booking event, the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2012) is scheduled for 17-19 April at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe. The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and organized by the National Hotel & Restaurant Association. In 2011, a total of 345 delegates from 95 companies representing hotels, tour …

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Spanish hotel chain Sirenis Hotels & Resorts is making a bid to grab the children’s crowd with the 1 March opening of its new Sirenis Aquagames Water Park at the Sirenis Punta Cana Resort in Uvero Alto, the northern section of Punta Cana. The park covers an area of 12,000 square meters and consists of …

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According to the latest trends report from Hayes and Jarvis, British tourists seem to be opting for destinations they perceive to be safe from the troubles that have dampened demand for Egypt and Kenya. ‘West is Best’ could be the motto as Hayes & Jarvis reports record bookings for Mexico, Latin America and the Dominican …

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A new company in Jarabacoa is offering adventure travel on board the popular all-terrain vehicle known as the buggy, famous for off-road travel. Dania Medina of Jarabacoa Riders, says the company offers three routes: Light, along 28kms, lasting about an hour; Full, along 49kms with two hours duration, and Extreme, a 58km route lasting almost …

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Frontier Airlines has announced its new nonstop seasonal service between Denver (DEN) and Punta Cana (PUJ) starting 9 June and continuing until 4 August 2012. The non-stop flights will operate on Saturdays. “With the launch of service to Punta Cana, Frontier will be the only carrier offering nonstop service from Denver to the Dominican Republic,” …

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If you’re in the Dominican Republic for Easter (March and April) you’re in time to taste a very Dominican dessert, a seasonal treat, Habichuelas con dulce. The dessert is unique to the DR, with no other similar dish to be found in the roots of Dominican cooking, whether Taino Indian, European or African. Folklore sociologist …

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Last week Rafael Nadal, ranked the No. 2 tennis player in the world, received the keys for his beachfront villa in Playa Nueva Romana, a new development located 20kms west of La Romana city and 45 minutes from Santo Domingo. Playa Nueva Romana is a residential complex with beach and golf course. Also on the …

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Rafael Blanco Tejera, president of the Samana Tourism Cluster, is the new president of the Consorcio Dominicano de Competitividad Turistica (Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium – CDCT). The group brings together the tourism clusters in the Dominican Republic. Other members of the CDCT elected in the new board last week are: Vice president: Barahona Tourism and …

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Transaero has announced that it will operate its first Moscow-Puerto Plata route as of October 2012. The flights will offer Russian tourists an alternative to the already very successful six-weekly flights from Moscow to Punta Cana. Deputy Tourism Minister Magaly Toribio, who attended the MITT International Travel Fair in Moscow last week, said that the …

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The long weekend that ends the Easter vacation week in the Dominican Republic is the peak time for domestic tourism, as most schools take their spring break. Hotels are often booked even a year in advance. The executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores), Arturo Villanueva says that occupancy is high …

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