2011 Travel News Archive – Page 17

The Group of Dominican Professionals in Washington, DC (GDP-WASH) is inviting chocolate and wine lovers to an evening of exquisite pairings: chocolate with cava. This is a unique event featuring high quality, premium Dominican cacao made by leading world manufacturers from France, Switzerland and the United States. Biagio Abbatiello, a chocolate expert, will be on …

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Budget travel expert Arthur Frommer reports that rates for departures in the Caribbean’s low season month of May remain reasonable “especially in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.” Package deals at the Casa Marina Beach Hotel, Bahia Principe San Juan Hotel on the north coast, Gran Bahia Principe Club Premier in Punta Cana, at the Grand …

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The DR1 Calendar of Events page has been redesigned. It’s a work in progress and more features will appear in the coming months. The DR1 Calendar is where you can first read about what’s happening or coming for the Dominican Republic. Full event details are provided, but also now it is possible to search by …

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The 9th edition of the Master of the Ocean opens Tuesday, 5 April along several sections of Cabarete beach. The event is known as the Caribbean Water Olympics. A triathlon-type event, it combines four challenging sports – kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing and stand-up paddling. The event has an “Overall” winner “Master Of the Ocean” as well …

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Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange is taking place from Wednesday, 27 April to Friday, 29 April 2011 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in northern Punta Cana. The event is being organized by the National Hotel & Tourism Association with the support of the Ministry of Tourism. This is the leading booking reservations event held …

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The official start of the Dominican beach season is coming up. Easter Week, which in practice begins on 15 April when schools are out, lasting through Sunday, 24 April marks the peak vacation week for domestic travelers. Expect local resorts to be packed with Dominicans and activities and food geared to Dominicans. The peak weekend …

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Now in its third year, Dominican Republic Fashion Week has become the Caribbean Fashion Week RD. It will take place from 31 May to 4 June at the Sans Souci Convention Center in Santo Domingo. This year will include guest fashion shows by Nicole Miller from the US, and Carlos Campos from Honduras, as well …

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Travel to the DR in the first two months of the year is almost at the same level as in 2010. So far this year, the Central Bank reports that travel in January was only 1.30% up on 2010, and in February, the number of air passenger arrivals was only 2.99% greater than last year. …

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Tourists from the United States and Canada make up the bulk of travel to the DR with 57.56%. Travel from the US was up by 4,393 travelers during the period while Europeans account for 29.92%. South America has increased its market share with 9.32%. Central America and the Caribbean (primarily Puerto Rico) contributed 2.96%. The …

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The Punta Cana International Airport continues to be the leading airport for non-resident international arrivals to the DR. Some 452,399 tourists used the terminal, equivalent to 61.70% of total non-resident air arrivals. Las Americas in Santo Domingo followed with 17.40%. Puerto Plata accounted for 11.84%, La Romana 4.09% and Cibao 2.50%. La Isabela in Santo …

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