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Carnival time

February is carnival time in the Dominican Republic. Check out the Sunday afternoon carnival parades in La Vega, Santiago and Bonao, which promise appearances by all the traditional carnival characters plus live band performances. Carnival’s success has motivated the Santo Domingo East city government to celebrate its own carnival processions starting on Sunday, 6 February …

Costa Blanca opens first 9 holes

Greg Norman, the legendary Australian golfer known as the Great White Shark, was in the DR to attend the opening of the first nine holes of the Costablanca golf course in Juan Dolio, which he designed. The Juan Marichal Golf Classic was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the benefit and marked the formal …

Choice wants more DR properties

Choice International, operator of the Quality Hotel Real near Las Americas International Airport and the Clarion Hotel in Santo Domingo’s Naco commercial and residential neighborhood is offering its operation and marketing expertise to local hotels. The chain, represented in the DR by the Grupo Real Hotels & Resorts (RHR the hotel division of the Poma …

Hard Rock’s first all-inclusive resort

The chain best known for its rock-themed casino resorts in Florida, Mississippi and Las Vegas has joined forces with Mexico’s Moon Palace Resorts and is now promoting what it calls the “ultimate all-inclusive resort” with everything paid. The hotel has been rebranded as The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. Its official re-launch took …

492 Hotels in DR1 Directory

Around 500 hotels are listed in the revamped DR1 online Hotel Directory at www.dr1.com/directories/category.Hotels-&-Resorts.html Funded by a grant from the European Union, DR1 Hotel & Resorts Directory makes it easy to find that small hotel, hotel or large all-inclusive hotel you are looking for. In a country where hotels change companies and names, having the …

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Four million-tourist mark set

4,124,543 non-resident air arrivals are reported for 2010, according to the Central Bank. This represents 132,240 more non-resident arrivals than in 2009, for a 3.31% growth. This includes 105,494 tourists and 26,746 non-resident Dominicans. It is the first time that the four million-mark has been crossed. In 2009, non-resident air arrivals totaled 3,992,303. Overall, in …

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Buenos Aires charter to Samana

Argentinean tourists can now fly into Samana, on the northeastern coast, directly via charter from Buenos Aires. Andesmar Airline arrived early this month with 150 tourists from the Argentinean capital. The tourists will be staying at Bahia Principe hotels in the province. They flew into the El Catey International Airport, located on the western side …

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Route to Haiti added

Aerolineas Mas began a new route to Port-au-Prince from Santiago on 14 January. Flights depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 12:30pm from the Cibao International Airport (STI). In its fifth year in operation, the airline offers regular flights to Haiti from Santo Domingo’s La Isabela International Airport (AILI). The company also offers regular …

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Coca Cola collection

Alfredo Acosta runs a restaurant-cafeteria on Calle 27 de Febrero in Nagua, on the crossroads between Puerto Plata and Samana. It is worth a stopover. He has a fascinating collection of Coca Cola-related artifacts from all around the world. The items date back to the early years of the 20th century when a bottle of …

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Caribbean Midwinter Regatta a success

Sailors competing in the Caribbean Midwinter Laser Regatta enjoyed the ideal conditions of sun, 16-18kph breezes and big swells for surfing downwind in Cabarete. Conditions were so good that many sailors are planning to train in Cabarete for the ISAF world championship to be held in Australia later this year, as reported in Sailgroove.com. The …

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Travel – Page 316

Carnival time

Costa Blanca opens first 9 holes

Choice wants more DR properties

Hard Rock’s first all-inclusive resort

492 Hotels in DR1 Directory

Four million-tourist mark set

Buenos Aires charter to Samana

Route to Haiti added

Coca Cola collection

Caribbean Midwinter Regatta a success