2012 Travel News Archive – Page 15

Puntacana Resort & Club proudly reports that two of their restaurants have received AAA Diamond Awards. These are Bamboo at Tortuga Bay, with interiors designed by Oscar de la Renta, received an AAA Four Diamond Award, and La Yola at Puntacana Marina, overlooking the Caribbean Sea, an AAA Three Diamond Award. The awards are given …

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Five new ground use plans and the start of the online one-stop-shop to facilitate and accelerate investments in tourism were announced last week. The facility is intended to make it easier for Dominican and foreign investors to get their projects approved. “This is an important step where working side-by-side with technology we can benefit all …

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La Oreja de Van Gogh (Van Gogh’s Ear), the Latin Grammy-winning Spanish pop band is booked for the National Theater on Saturday, 26 May at 8:30pm. The group is also known for playing rancheras, bossa nova, dance and techno. They are very popular for the lyrics of their poetic songs that focus on love, friendship …

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Cana Bay, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana’s golf course, will be hosting the DR Open, the Dominican stop of the PGA Latin American Tour this coming 5-11 November. The 18-hole course was designed by Nicklaus Golf and runs 7,253 yards in length from the back tees. The event is part of 11 …

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One of the loveliest churches in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Convent and Church is now open to the public. Recently restored, visits to the 1510 convent and church that housed the first university in the New World have been made easier with the introduction of AudioGuide technology. It is now possible to visit the church …

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Rock, beats and dance will be at Cabarete Beach this Saturday, 12 May. Described as the country’s prime rock concert, the Dream in Live WimBash Cabarete presents DJ Rampage Global, Joey Ciotti & Culture Shock, Circuito Negro, Van Avakian, Metamorphosis and Dembow Dance Crew, Eric Gales, Doug Winbish as of 7pm Saturday, 12 May 2012. …

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To dress up the skies for the DREAMin Live WimBash Cabarete event on Saturday, 12 May 2012, and prepare for the excitement of the weekend, the Cabarete Classic team has prepared a small free sports event for windsurfers and kiters. The forecast is for good wind 15-20 knots. There will be both slalom for windsurfers …

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The Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo in particular, is rated as the leading travel destination for couples on a budget celebrating their wedding anniversary, according to Cheapflights. The list was carried by leading aggregator websites around the world to mark Britain’s Prince William and Catherine’s first wedding anniversary. The Cheapflights website says the DR is tops …

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The April 2012 poll by KPMG reveals that golf tourism is again on the increase, bouncing back from the economic downturn. According to the Golf Travel Insights report, 60% of golf tour operators experienced an increase in the number of golf breaks booked in 2011, compared to 38% in 2010. Similarly, just 12% of tour …

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Viva Wyndham Resorts, the Dominican Republic’s first international hotel chain, is celebrating 25 years of success in one of the Caribbean’s leading tourism destinations. The chain began in 1987 with the opening of the all-inclusive Club Dominicus in Bayahibe, today known as Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach. The Dominican-based chain expanded and went on to open …

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