2010 Travel News Archive – Page 14

From 17-27 April 2010, the Caribbean Air Challenge brought foreign media representatives to discover the Dominican Republic for themselves and report back their impressions to the world. On the same trip, the group also visited Exuma and Grand Turk. 19 planes participated in the international air rally. First they landed at Santo Domingo’s La Isabela …

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Viva Wyndham announces the complete remodeling of its Dominicus Beach Resort in Bayahibe. The first guests to try it out will get special rates of US$65 per person, per night through 16 December 2010. Rooms have been redecorated and refurbished, including the bathrooms. The remodeling also included the renovation of its glass-like main pool that …

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President Leonel Fernandez will receive an award from the World Tourism Organization in Madrid when he travels there on 17 May. President Fernandez will be in Madrid for the Summit of Presidents and Heads of Government of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean set for 17-18 May, as reported in Listin Diario. WTO …

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Moon Palace Punta Cana presents Taste Punta Cana 2010, a Caribbean Food and Wine Affair, on 4 and 5 June. The event will bring together leading Dominican chefs for conferences, tastings and talks on gourmet Dominican cooking. International chefs Pascal Messier (Canadian Executive Chef of the Hotel Melia Santo Domingo), Cecilia Gadea (director of the …

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JetBlue Airways has begun flights to Punta Cana from John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and Logan International Airport in Boston operating A320 aircraft. The daily nonstop flights will be year-round to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) and JFK but on Saturdays to Boston. Punta Cana becomes JetBlue’s 15th international destination and …

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Italian singer Eros Ramazotti is booked for a performance at Altos de Chavon on 22 May. He will make a stop at the 5,000-person amphitheater in La Romana as part of a world tour promoting his “Alas y Raices” CD. His show was designed by Cirque du Soleil. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

Santo Domingo and Punta Cana may have their Hard Rock Cafes and large venues for foreign artists from the world over, but Santiago crowds prefer their “typical music” halls. In the past these were thatched roof venues, but today increasing demand for the fast-paced music dance halls has attracted investors who have built air-conditioned palaces …

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Travel to the DR was up 13% in March compared to the same month last year. And it’s the Americans who are coming: 60% of foreigners are coming from the US. Through March, 33,777 more US tourists visited, compared to the first three months last year. This is more significant because the US is still …

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Five major concerts by famous jazz musicians will hit the Dominican Republic this year. The World Jazz Circuit–Latin America 2010 is an extraordinary event that features a series of five jazz concerts of the highest caliber, taking place in Latin America for the first time with world-class musicians playing at several venues in the region. …

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The Malecon is a contender for one of seven distinctions as Treasure of the Material Cultural Heritage of Santo Domingo. The International Bureau of Capitals of Culture is organizing a contest that features 27 candidates for the treasure, most of which are Colonial City monuments. The city’s emblematic seafront boulevard was inaugurated on 23 February …

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