2011 Travel News Archive – Page 15

JetBlue has announced plans to take off from Boston Logan to Santo Domingo as of 19 June. The airline will run three weekly flights to Boston on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Depending on how the flight goes, the airline could continue it year round. JetBlue feels the route will be especially attractive to Boston airport …

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Nicole Miller from the United States is the guest designer at this year’s Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW-RD) to be held at the Convention Center of the Port of Sanssouci this coming 31 May to 4 June. In an interview with Listin Diario event organizer Tita Hasbun said that in the Caribbean the seasons are not …

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Hendrik Kelner, president of the Dominican Association of Cigar Manufacturers (ProCigar), and manufacturer of Davidoff cigars in the DR, was at the Quality Hotel Real Santo Domingo on Thursday, 5 May for an educational cigar-tasting activity. Participants were able to savor different tobaccos that are blended to make a Davidoff cigar and the difference the …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia says that according to Central Bank statistics, travel is up 5.24% in the first four months of the year. The stats show that 81,363 more tourists visited for the period, compared to 2010. The boost in travel comes primarily from the United States. So far, 1,780,234 visitors arrived at the …

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This summer, 2011, 28 golf courses will be in operation in the Dominican Republic. This total includes five 9-hole golf courses, two courses operating with nine holes but expanding to 18 holes within the next few months, and three 27-hole golf courses and eighteen 18-hole golf courses. The golf courses are located in the eastern …

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The largest residential community in the Dominican Republic, Costasur’s vice president Alfonso Paniagua announced recently that there were 1,680 villas in the Casa de Campo residential community in La Romana at the end of 2010. The development has maintained an annual growth rate of 6% over the last decade. As reported in Costasur/Casa de Campo …

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Now is the time to visit the Palace of Bellas Artes on Av. Maximo Gomez in Santo Domingo to see two outstanding art exhibitions. The National Gallery of the Palacio de Bellas Artes is showing the works of French artist Michel Bizet. This exhibition, titled Suites, will be open through 22 May. The collection contains …

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Copa Airlines inaugurated its second President’s Club in Latin America at the Las Americas International Airport last week. The club is open to VIP passengers flying Copa Airlines and Continental Airlines, who are members of the club, or Copa business class travelers, and first class travelers on Continental or with Gold status in the Star …

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Speaking at the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), Frank Rainieri, CEO of the Puntacana Group, owner of the Puntacana Resort & Club and the Punta Cana Village and the PUJ International Airport, announced an agreement with Starwood Hotels and Resorts for the operation of a Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Punta Cana. The 122-room …

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AMResorts announced the official renaming of the Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana (formerly NH Royal Beach) and Now Larimar Punta Cana (formerly NH Real Arena) in the Bavaro beach area on 1 May 1, 2011. Now Larimar is a new AmResorts brand. Alex Zozaya, president and CEO of AMResorts, announced that through the recent strategic …

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