2010 Travel News Archive – Page 9

The Central Bank reports that travel figures for non resident tourists were up 6.16% in July, with 24,247 more passengers compared to the same period last year. This includes 18,704 foreign tourists. Overall, non-resident tourist arrivals from January to July 2010 totaled 2,616,486, compared to 2,212,613 tourists in 2009. This is up 3.04% more compared …

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With its two-lane 51km highway repaired at a cost of RD$112 million, now is the time to return to Constanza. Constanza boasts cool temperatures and the highest and largest waterfall in the Caribbean, Aguas Blancas. With its mountains scenery and pine forests it is also the closest thing to Switzerland that one can find in …

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The Procigar Festival planned for 2011 combines the opportunity to get to know some of the best premium smokes in the country, with cigar factory tours, seminars, golf, local cuisine, dancing, visits to the beaches and more. The annual event begins at Casa de Campo this year, with opportunities for beach and golf at the …

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Maestro Jose Antonio Molina of the National Theater has once again prepared an exceptional National Symphony Orchestra Season. For the 2010 Summer-Fall National Symphony Orchestra Season, the program begins on 19 August and continues with a last night performance on 29 September. One benefit and four concerts are scheduled for this season. These are: 19 …

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Dominican surfers participated in the Northeast Surfing Championship 2010 organized by the Federation of Dominican Surfing at Cayena Beach in Nagua, on the northeast over the weekend of 31 July and 1 August. Surfers and bodyboarders came from Puerto Plata, Cabarete, Sosua, Rio San Juan, Nagua, Las Terrenas (Samana), Bahoruco and Santo Domingo. The event …

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Taking advantage of its top sports facilities, Palladium Hotel & Resort is promoting Sport Summers. The promotion encourages those who love sports but also want to vacation to invite fellow team members to host their own particular games during the annual tournaments organized by the resort. The Palladium Olympics, of the Grupo Fiesta, are divided …

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Leading real estate and hotel companies of Samana have come together as the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Samana (AEHTSA). Cynthia Vega, of Bahia Estillero, is the first president of the organization. During the new group presentation at the National Hotel & Restaurant Association in Santo Domingo, Vega said the new organization would …

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Over 160,000 readers of Budget Travel magazine voted the Dominican Republic as the best Value Destination. Budget Travel’s Editor in Chief, Nina Willdorf, announced on NBC’s The Today Show on 29 July that the DR won the Readers Choice Award. The magazine’s readers recognized the DR as an affordable and easily-accessible destination for US travelers. …

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Deputy Minister of International Promotion for the DR, Magaly Toribio highlights several top rankings and honors the DR has received in 2010, in addition to the recently announced Budget Travel award as Best Value Destination. Other top rankings and honors for the DR in 2010 include: Accommodations and Locations: ? USA Today included Excellence Resorts’ …

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The Butterfly Effect is in its second year in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. This worldwide movement brings women together for non-competitive ocean sport gatherings in coastal cities all over the world. The aim is to instill self-confidence and a love for the ocean in women of all skill levels. The Butterfly Effect also aims to work …

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