2007 Travel News Archive – Page 17

TACA (Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano) is advertising promotional fares for its new Central America – Dominican Republic connection. As of 15 April, the Central American airline will be offering direct flights from San Jose, Costa Rica to Santo Domingo starting at US$239 plus taxes and airport charges. The airline expects passengers to use the …

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Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, popular with the young crowd, is booked at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo for this Thursday, 29 March. Her “Amor, luz and sonido” concert will be followed by another young people’s favorite, Diego Torres who is traveling to promote his new CD, “Andando.” That concert is scheduled for …

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The contest to select Miss Dominican Republic 2007 is scheduled for Thursday, 22 March at Hotel Renaissance Jaragua’s Teatro La Fiesta. The event commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Miss DR beauty contest. Twenty contestants are seeking the right to represent the DR at the Miss Universe or Miss World events. To view the contestants …

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The Elliot Foundation, part of the Sun Village Resorts holding company, has entered into partnership with CitiHope International to donate US$300,000 worth of medical supplies to poor families in the Puerto Plata area. Sun Village Resorts is a Canadian founded company with operations at Cofresi Beach, Puerto Plata and will soon be opening a resort …

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Tourists headed to Puerto Plata and Sun Village Resort in Cofresi can get a preview of the area by renting or purchasing the DVD, “Love Wrecked”. The DVD was launched in the US on Tuesday, 13 March. Amanda Byrnes (What A Girl Wants, She’s The Man, “The Amanda Show”), Chris Carmack (Just My Luck, “The …

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Delta is announcing a new service between Fort Lauderdale and Santo Domingo on 7 June. As part of its summer schedule, Delta will be offering Santo Domingo customers 21 weekly flights – seven to New York-JFK, seven to Atlanta, and seven to Fort Lauderdale. This complements 28 other flights from US gateways to Puerto Plata, …

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The Dominican Republc is ranked in 53rd position in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007, recently released by the World Economic Forum. The ranking is based on data from the Tourism Satellite Accounting Research carried out annually by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The DR is ranked 50th on the overall 2007 …

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The first casino in the Bayahibe area is scheduled to open this summer. Featuring Las Vegas-style gaming and Caribbean-style entertainment, Casino Dominicus will start operations offering the highest limits in the entire DR, up to US$10,000. The casino will offer same-day cash back, comps for free rooms, meals and airfare, and will be the only …

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JetBlue Airways has announced the expansion of its Caribbean service with the launch of a new non-stop flight between Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport this spring. Twice-daily flights begin on 24 May 2007. An introductory one-way fare of US$109 plus taxes and charges is available. This …

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Insel Air is the newest airline to serve the DR, with flights to Curacao and St. Maarten. There is a Curacao-Santo Domingo flight departing Curacao (CUR) at 10am on Thursdays. The return flight leaves at 3:30pm. The weekly flight to St. Maarten (SXM) leaves St. Maarten at 12:50pm on Sundays, and returns at 11:40am. Insel …

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