2012 Travel News Archive – Page 14

One of the tastiest events to attend in the Dominican Republic is Expo Mango, held in Bani, capital of Peravia province, every year. The province is the leading producer of mangos in the Dominican Republic. The annual event is organized y the Mango Cluster to promote mango marketing in the Dominican Republic. This year’s Expo …

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The president of the Dominican Republic Hotels & Tourism Association (Asonahores), Julio Llibre, says that the country needs to work on getting tourists to stay longer and spend more. As reported in Diario Libre, he says data shows that the average spending of tourists has only increased by US$27.69, and that average length of stay …

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Of the three main maritime arrival ports in the Dominican Republic, most tourists arrived through the Casa de Campo-La Romana Port. For the first two months of the year, some 125,691 travelers came by sea to the La Romana Port, the Samana mooring point off Cayo Levantado and to Sans Souci Port in Santo Domingo. …

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Pablito Guzman’s 7th Annual Cabarete Classic, the popular summer windsurfing and kiteboarding event takes place in Cabarete from 12-15 July. Competitions will be in formula, slalom and free-style categories. There will be long-distance windsurf and kiteboarding races. The races are open to people of all ages and abilities. The event has become the leading windsurfing …

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The promoters of the Silversun Commercial Gallery, located on Tiradentes and Gustavo Mejia Ricart avenues in Santo Domingo’s Naco neighborhood, have announced that Hilton Worldwide hotel chain would operate the hotel as an Embassy Suites by Hilton. The hotel will be located in the Naco section of the Poligono Central area, the city’s leading business …

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Sales and marketing executives from the Leading Hotels of the World luxury segment chain met in Casa de Campo last week to listen to industry experts and network for their annual conference. Ted Teng, president of The Leading Hotels of the World said: “This year and into 2013, we will focus more and more on …

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Sports runners traveling to the Dominican Republic this year may consider participating in one of the many marathons scheduled for Santo Domingo, Punta Cana and Puerto Plata this year. They include: 15 K Hispaniola Marathon: Santo Domingo, 26 May 2012 Diabetes Marathon: Santo Domingo, 3 June 2012 Puerto Plata Marathon: Puerto Plata, 10 June 2012 …

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Scheduled for a 16 July opening, Agora Mall promises to entertain youngsters with the new ScreamLand, brought to Dominican children by the creators of HappyLand parks. ScreamLand is about thrills all within strict security measures. The park is 3,000 square meters of themed attractions and is being set up by Forrec Ltd., designers of Universal …

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The Central Bank reports that during the first four months of this year, the number of visitors to the Dominican Republic was up 7.35%, compared to the first quarter of 2011. So far this year, there have been 1,754,892 visitors, including 120,116 more than for the same period last year. The total includes 107,650 foreign …

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The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism and JetBlue Airways have joined forces for a summer campaign to promote JetBlue’s direct service from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to La Romana International Airport (LRM). Double-decker tour buses decorated with a beach scene and tagline that reads “LA ROMANA. 1 CLICK. 5 STARS – JetBlue Getaways …

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