2012 Travel News Archive – Page 11

The most popular excursion booked by tourists arriving to Punta Cana hotels is the Saona beach and cultural day, that takes tourists two hours west to visit Altos de Chavon in Casa de Campo and then to the Saona island beach adventure. On Saona there are no resorts, and tourists come by boat for a …

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The Toronto-based Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts announced the purchase of the Grand Paradise Bavaro Beach Resort, Casino and Spa owned and operated by the Dominican hotel company, Ahmsa. The all-inclusive resort features 1,029 guest rooms and suites, six a la carte restaurants, two buffet restaurants and ten bars across the resort. The Blue Diamond …

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Viva Wyndham Dominicus resorts in Bayahibe have added a trapeze school for the enjoyment of their guests. The school has an outdoor full-sized flying trapeze rig and offers classes to the guests at the all-inclusive resort at no extra charge. During their stay, hotel staff train guests signing on for the program to be circus …

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The leading tourism association in Samana, AHETSA has announced that its 2012-2014 board will be chaired by Frederic Schad, who represents Bahia Cruise Ltd. He immediately announced goals to push for sustainable and orderly growth to make the most of the region’s natural and cultural attractions. The new chairman promised to promote local business involvement …

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The Dominican Republic has won the first prize for most popular stand at the 9th BITE-Expo Beijing Travel Fair 2012. The event took place in Beijing from 15-17 June. The stand was organized by Giselle Diaz and Evelyn Paiewonsky, heads of public relations and e-marketing at the Ministry of Tourism. Travel businesses interested in attracting …

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The Dominican Consortium for Tourism Competitiveness announces the celebration of the Dominican Annual Tourism Forum for 31 October-1 November 2012 at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo. In their promotion of the event, the organizers make the point that the Dominican Republic has declined from being ranked 62nd in World Competitiveness by the World …

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The southwestern province of Bani is famous for its mid-June Mango Festival. Now mango producers in the Dominican Republic, with the backing of USAID and the Mango Cluster have organized the First Mango Festival in Bayahibe, the beach town in La Romana tourist destination. There will be tastings of around 20 varieties of mangos, and …

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The Ministry of Tourism has published a new comprehensive tourism guide for La Romana-Bayahibe tourism destination in the southeast, less than two hours drive from Santo Domingo or Punta Cana. The 64-page color guide tells all about the beaches, diving, golf, attractions, shopping, restaurants, nightlife, excursions and living in La Romana. It is part of …

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The Central Bank statistics department reports that 15,393 more tourists visited the Dominican Republic in May 2012 for a 6.12% increase compared to May 2011. Some 2,071,269 tourists have visited for the first five months of the year, or 138,705 more, for a 7.18% increased overall compared to the same period last year. The United …

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The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) general assembly re-elected Dominican Alberto Abreu, director of hospitality at the Puntacana Resort & Club to be one of the vice presidents of the 2002-14 board. The new slate of officers was elected on 14 June during the general meeting at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, …

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