2006 Travel News Archive – Page 2

Delta Airlines and the Puerto Plata International Airport will be celebrating its inaugural flight from Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) to Puerto Plata (POP), this coming Friday, 15 December. The new route is part of Delta’s plan to become the second-largest US carrier to Latin America and the Caribbean. The flight begins operating during the …

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Sixties surf rock legends The Beach Boys will be performing at Ocean World Marina & Casino’s inaugural concert in Cofresi, Puerto Plata this Saturday, 16 December. A major boat show is also planned. Over 2,000 people, most of them movers and shakers from the Dominican business and tourism sectors as well as the government, have …

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Conde Nast Traveler December 2006 edition carries an extensive feature on the Dominican Republic. Writer Karl Taro Greenfeld highlights the cultural richness of the country he discovered when visiting Santo Domingo, Jarabacoa, Puerto Plata and Samana with his family. The article is titled “Merengue Moment.” See a link to the article and review at: http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/56621-conde-nast-travel-magazine-d-r-article.html

Dominicans have all but forgotten about the projected beams of the Columbus Lighthouse, but this Tuesday, 5 December the 170 bright searchlights will be back on. To commemorate the 514th anniversary of the discovery of the island of Santo Domingo by the Spaniards, the lit-up image of the giant cross will again be seen from …

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The National Choir kicks off the Christmas spirit with a Tuesday 5 December concert at the Capilla de los Remedios in the Colonial City at 8pm. This coincides with the lighting up of the Columbus Lighthouse’s giant cross at 6:30pm. The National Choir continues its concert schedule with recitals scheduled for Thursday, 7 December at …

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Altos de Chavon presents the Kandela shows — 50 dancers and two well known local singers bring what is described as an “inebriating Afro-Caribbean mix of music, sensuality and color”. Feel the rhythms in the majestic stage of the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater under a star-studden Caribbean sky. Shows scheduled for 18 and 25 December …

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The Bahia Principe hotel chain has announced the opening of several hotels in the Samana area, in time for the new flights into Samana International Airport at El Catey. These are the 223-room Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa, the 103-room Bahia Principe Samana near the city of Samana, and the 406-room Bahia Principe El Portillo in …

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For approximately US$500, travelers embarking at Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) can fly to Madrid and other European destinations, benefiting from winter season fare sales. Both Air Europa and Iberia are advertising considerable reductions. Air Caraibes is also offering similar fares to Paris, departing from Las Americas. In addition, American Airlines has announced …

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Maco Destinations magazine, a leading Caribbean travel publication, has published a 10-page feature on weddings at Casa de Campo in its most recent issue. Maco Destinations Magazine is a first-class quality, glossy magazine geared at the sophisticated traveler whose travel focus is within the countries of Central America and the Caribbean. The article, titled “Liz …

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The US Department of State has announced that as from 23 January 2007, all persons, including US citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air Nexus card or US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document. It …

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