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2011 Travel News Archive Travel

Cruises into La Romana

More tourists are expected for next season at the La Romana Cruise Ship Terminal, as reported in Costasur/Casa de Campo News. New are Carnival’s Valor, Freedom and Miracle ships that will arrive starting January 2012 through 16 October. Costa Cruises will be sending two ships regularly to La Romana, including the new 3,570-passenger Luminosa with …

2011 Travel News Archive Travel

Puerto Plata Arts Festival

Marcando el Rumbo, (leading the way), Festival de la Restauracion, is a cultural event organized in Puerto Plata on occasion of Restoration Day that celebrates the day the Dominican Republic regained its independence from Spain in 1865. A program of cultural events, ranging from popular to classic expressions of contemporary art is organized for Wed …

The night of the art galleries in Santo Domingo

The Santo Domingo Association of Art Galleries (AGA) presents the annual Circuit of Galleries from August to December. Member art galleries, including most of the country’s most prestigious, join forces to organize evening events and encourage Dominicans and visitors alike to drop by. Mildred Canahuate of Galeria de Arte Arawak says that starting Thursday, 18 …

ASONAHORES’ 25th Trade Show

This year, the National Hotel & Tourism Association celebrates the 25th year of its annual trade show. The event will once more take place at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino’s Convention Center facilities. The dates are 31 August to 3 September. This year there will be a special focus on Brugal & Company. The …

American Eagle to connect Casa de Campo

American Eagle announces the resumption of flights from San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport into the La Romana International Airport Casa de Campo. Flights commence as of 18 November, with a twice-weekly frequency. American Eagle will be using ATR-72 64-seater aircraft for the flight. The schedule of Flight 4828 will be departures from San …

Hurricane Season monitoring

The likelihood of being caught in a hurricane in the Dominican Republic is statistically very low. The last hurricane to hit the island was in 1998, and before that in 1979. Historically, the only hurricane to affect the Dominican Republic in August was Hurricane David, a category 5 storm, precisely on the last day of …

Bayahibe Rose

La Romana is celebrating the designation of a flower endemic to the area as the National Flower of the Dominican Republic, replacing the Mahogany Blossom that dated back to 1957. Pereskia quisqueyana, commonly known as the Bayahibe Rose, is a species of cactus that is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats include subtropical …

Avianca adds two more flights to Dominican Republic

Avianca has inaugurated two regular weekly flights from Colombia to the beach resort area of Punta Cana. The flights, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, are being added in response to increased demand for resort vacations by Colombian travelers, in addition to the current four weekly flights by the airline. Avianca flies direct from Bogota to Santo …

Merengue Festival on the Malecon

The Ministry of Tourism has announced that the 2011 Merengue Festival will be celebrated 29-31 July at Plaza Juan Baron on Santo Domingo’s Malecon seafront boulevard. This year the festival will be dedicated to legendary artist Francis Santana, El Songo, best known for his merengue, bolero and son music. There will also be tributes to …

Tourist travel up 4.31%

Central Bank statistics indicate that 2,000,955 non-resident travelers visited the country during the first half of the year, for an increase of 82,621 travelers, or 4.31% compared to the same period last year. The Central Bank attributes the increases to the promotional campaigns by the Ministry of Tourism and the private sector and diversifying of …