2008 Travel News Archive – Page 12

Capital city Santo Domingo’s active nightlife continues with a long-awaited performance by Mexican rock band Mana at the Quisqueya Ball Park on 12 June at 8:30pm. Tickets are going fast and the event is expected to sell out. Tickets may still be available at the Nacional Supermarkets (call before getting there) and at Orange phone …

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The annual Cabarete Kiteboarding World Cup event is scheduled for 24-29 June at Cabarete Beach. The event is the fourth of ten stops on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association 2008 World Tour. In addition to its superb beach and natural wind conditions, Cabarete offers a hard-to-beat selection of restaurants and shops, as well as friendly …

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The direct highway linking Santo Domingo and Samana opened to the public on Sunday June 1st. The 106km highway goes from Km. 20 on Las Americas Expressway (between Santo Domingo and Las Americas International Airport) to Cruce Rincon de Molinillo in the province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez, a short distance from Samana International Airport and …

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Expressionist works by painter Elsa Nunez are for sale in the form of an artistic ceramic dishware collection at Casa Cuesta stores on Abraham Lincoln Avenue and their newly opened branch at the Bella Vista Mall in Santo Domingo. The collectors’ items are the latest in a tradition begun by Casa Cuesta in 2003. Earlier …

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The Palma Real Villas Shopping Village now includes a movie theater complex. Palacio del Cine opened in May to serve residents and tourists in the area. Three movie halls are open, with capacity for 45 spectators and equipped with Digital Dolby projection screens and state-of-the-art theater amenities. Ticket prices are also attractive as they are …

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Felipe Alou has announced that he intends to assemble “an invincible” Dominican team for the World Baseball Classic that opens on 5 March 2009 with first round games in Tokyo, San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Mexico City. The DR team will be playing the Netherlands, Panama and Puerto Rico at the Hiram Bithorn stadium in …

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Non-resident international arrivals to the Dominican Republic during the first four months of the year increased 6.7% to 1,430,034 from 1,339,836 in 2007. The best performing markets were Canada (up 11%), the United States (up 5.6%), South America (up 28%) and Europe (up 2.2%). 407,442 travelers came from the United States, compared to 385,739 for …

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Canadian visitation to the Dominican Republic continued strong during the first four months of 2008 (January to April), increasing 11% to 394,930 visitors, up from 355,917 travelers for the same period in 2007. In the entire 2007, 587,370 visitors came. Breaking down by airport of arrival within the DR, 231,231 Canadians chose Punta Cana (59%), …

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Dominican music great singer-composer Juan Luis Guerra and his 4-40 band will be taking Dominican music abroad as he tours the United States and Europe this summer. His fans in the US and Europe will be able to enjoy the music of his multi-Grammy award winning “La llave de mi Corazon (Medicine for my Soul) …

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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is booked for a Friday, 20 June performance at Altos de Chavon, the 5,000-seat amphitheater in La Romana. He will be performing tracks from his new CD, Pasion Espanola that is dedicated to Spanish ‘coplas’, when music and poetry focus on passionate love affairs. The songs were hugely popular in the …

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