2008 Travel News Archive – Page 18

The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its Washington-based branch, working closely with the Dominican Military Institute of Cartography, contracted the National Geographic Society (NGS) to produce an adventure map for visitors to the Dominican Republic. The detailed map seeks to promote the diversification of the local tourist offering while creating a cartographic base …

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Punta Cana’s first ever carnival parade will take place on the second Saturday in March. This year it will honor fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. Grupo Puntacana is organizing the event in coordination with the Union Carnavalesca Vegana, which runs the famous La Vega carnival that takes place every Sunday in February in the …

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Leading Dominican stars are expected to take part in a mega production on the history of Dominican music sponsored by the Banco Popular for the opening evening of the ITB Berlin fair. This year the Dominican Republic is the Official Partner Country at the fair. The event will be produced by Chiqui Hadad, Manuel Tejada …

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Marina d’Or has announced the construction of a Marina d’Or Ciudad de Vacaciones in Punta Cana. The announcement came on the occasion of a visit to the new development site by 52 beauty contestants who are vying for the Miss Spain title. The promoters say the project includes a luxury hotel, spa and real estate …

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The Museum of Jewish Heritage located at 36 Battery Place, New York will be presenting a bilingual exhibition in English and in Spanish in association with the Jewish Museum in Sosua, Puerto Plata. The exhibition opened on 17 February. The exhibition is titled: Sosua – A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic and will …

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Recent economic headlines have led people to ask how a recession would affect consumer travel behavior. Ypartnership travel marketing company recently carried out a travel horizons™ survey (co-authored by the Travel Industry Association in Washington) and share their findings to what consumers have done during the last six months because of personal financial concerns. The …

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Audio Guide Dominicana is a new service now available in Santo Domingo that allows visitors to go on self-guided tours of the highlights of historic Santo Domingo. This is for people who like to travel independently but would still like some guidance. JC Colonial Service uses high-quality MP3 players that can be placed in a …

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Dominicans love a party and so instead of the normal weeklong carnival celebrations, in the DR carnival extends throughout the month of February. The most colorful parades are held in La Vega, Santiago and Bonao on Sundays in February. For the first time, Santo Domingo is celebrating carnival parades in February this year. Parades will …

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This year the largest Dominican delegation ever will represent the country at the 42nd ITB Travel Fair in Berlin. The DR is this year’s Official Partner Country and several events will take place to promote the DR before the audience of the world’s leading travel fair. The Ministry of Tourism, which is coordinating the local …

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Miss Spain 2008 has moved to the beaches of the DR at the invitation of the Spanish Globalia hotel and airline group (Air Europa, Air Dominicana and Oasis hotels). The 52 candidates, who will compete for the right to represent Spain at the 2008 Miss Universe contest are here until 13 February and will tour …

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