2011 Travel News Archive – Page 18

Recreation is the main reason given by non-resident air arrivals, according to the Central Bank. 94.09% of those polled said they were leisure visitors and 91.35% said they would be staying at hotels. According to the Central Bank 61.10% of tourists traveling to the DR are 21 to 49 years old and 52.19% are women.

Canada is the Dominican Republic’s second leading travel market. A review in The Toronto Sun highlights the advantages of the all-inclusive resorts in the area, and singles out the Paradisus Punta Cana for visitors seeking top quality in a resort vacation. “Overall, the Paradisus resorts give you the best of what Punta Cana has to …

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Viva Wyndham Resorts and the Dominican Sailing Federation are organizing the Viva Regatta for 13-15 May at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach. The regatta is open to sailors of optimist (from six years old) and to those sailing Laser Standard, Laser Radial, Sunfish and Windsurf, announced Erika Sordo, corporate marketing and public relations director for …

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The Dominican stand at the ITB 2011 Trade Show won third place in the Best Exhibitor Award, Rank America/The Caribbean. 180 countries and 10,000 exhibitors participated in the 2011 ITB Berlin exhibition, the world’s leading travel trade show. More than 180,000 visitors attended, including 108,000 trade visitors. The trade show is considered the leading business-to-business …

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Come this winter, tourists visiting the Juan Dolio and Guayacanes tourist area in the southeast should consider taking a day trip to nearby San Pedro de Macoris. The city located 10 minutes from Juan Dolio is undergoing a major program to restore several of its valuable historic buildings. Architect Jesus Musa has enlisted several entities, …

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Whale watching boats will be taking tourists to watch the whales at sea until the end of March. So these are the last days to catch a glimpse of these giant whales as they come to court and breed in the waters of Samana Bay. Tourists traveling to Samana are best advised to stay in …

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Legendary contemporary merengue and Latin music group, Familia Andres and Fernando Echavarria will be at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo on 24 March to celebrate their 30 years in show business. The concert is called Fuson a la rocka. They are best known for their classic songs, Donde e que e, Pato robao, …

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced it has signed a management and licensing agreement for Hyatt Regency Cap Cana Hotel, Villas and Residences. The 201-room hotel will be located in the Cap Cana residential and tourism complex in Punta Cana. It will feature 46 Hyatt Regency-branded residences and 12 villas. Cobbo Bay Developers SA will develop the …

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Moya-Odebrecht is making progress on the construction of the El Coral Highway linking La Romana to Punta Cana. The highway continues east from the current four-lane San Pedro de La Romana Highway. As reported in Casa de Campo News, the La Romana by-pass was initially planned as a two-lane highway and has now been expanded …

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The schools of architecture of the UNPHU university in Santo Domingo and the University of Puerto Rico have joined forces with the Dominican Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (Icomos) and the City of Ovando Association that groups leading businesses in the sector to create a platform for the development of the …

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