2010 Travel News Archive – Page 18

Actor Larenz Tate has gone on the record with his praise for Dominican cuisine. As reported in the Chicago Tribune, Tate recently commented on his vacation to the DR, describing it as his “favorite vacation destination.” “My friend has a really nice place in the Dominican Republic, so we went to visit and had an …

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The Latin American Golf Championship produced by Golf Channel will take place in the Dominican Republic on Saturday, 10 April. It will take place at the La Estancia Golf & Resort course in La Romana. During the competition, four Dominicans will be chosen to represent the DR in the finals of the Championship that will …

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Teams from the Caribbean and Central America are coming for the Centrobasket Championship to be staged at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto from 5 to 11 July in Santo Domingo. A record 10 national teams will be participating: British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, …

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The Dominican Republic is hosting the first The Competitiveness Institute (TCI) thematic conference on tourism clusters. The event is set for the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center this coming 7-10 April. Tourism cluster practitioners are coming from all around the world. Registration is still open through 15 March for the event. The event is organized by …

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Hard Rock Cafe Hotel & Casino Punta Cana (former Moon Palace Casino, Golf & Spa Resort) will host the 11th Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange 2010, the leading travel mart bringing together buyers and suppliers for Dominican tourism. The National Hotel & Restaurants Association and the Ministry of Tourism sponsor the event. It is expected to …

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Luciano Gonzalez is the 2010 Master of the Ocean, taking the crown from the defending champion, Emmanuel David Rondon, who finished second. Gonzalez won the event by accumulating the most points in each discipline of the Master of the Ocean water sport triathlon in Cabarete, organized by Marcus Bohm. Chilean Manuel Selman, was named surf …

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Cap Cana has announced the celebration of the third PGA Tours in the Dominican Republic. The Cap Cana Championship, which brings leading senior golf legends to Dominican shores, will take place 22 to 28 March. The event follows Pro Am, which will be played on 24 and 25 March. The purse at the Cap Cana …

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March is also a month for carnival in the Dominican Republic. Celebrations continue on Tuesday, 2 March with a Carnival Night at the Teatro Monina Sola at the Centro Cultural Narciso Gonzalez at 8pm. A Carnival Arts & Crafts Fair is being held from 1 to 6 March, 10am to 11pm at the Plaza Juan …

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The largest water sport event in the Dominican Republic, Master of the Ocean, once again takes front stage on the shores of Cabarete from 24-28 February. Now in its eighth year, Master of the Ocean 2010 will showcase more than 80 national and international athletes competing in surf, kitesurf and windsurf. Although there is a …

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In this year that Santo Domingo holds the title of American Capital of Culture, the National Symphony Orchestra presents “Garrick” on Wednesday, 24 February, the concert with which Dante Cucurullo won the National Music Award in 2009. Also in the program that evening is the Trumpet Concerto by Joseph Haydn, one of his best-known works, …

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