2012 Travel News Archive – Page 18

Rafael Blanco Tejera, president of the Samana Tourism Cluster, is the new president of the Consorcio Dominicano de Competitividad Turistica (Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium – CDCT). The group brings together the tourism clusters in the Dominican Republic. Other members of the CDCT elected in the new board last week are: Vice president: Barahona Tourism and …

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Transaero has announced that it will operate its first Moscow-Puerto Plata route as of October 2012. The flights will offer Russian tourists an alternative to the already very successful six-weekly flights from Moscow to Punta Cana. Deputy Tourism Minister Magaly Toribio, who attended the MITT International Travel Fair in Moscow last week, said that the …

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The long weekend that ends the Easter vacation week in the Dominican Republic is the peak time for domestic tourism, as most schools take their spring break. Hotels are often booked even a year in advance. The executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores), Arturo Villanueva says that occupancy is high …

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Cultural promoter Jose Oviedo is organizing day trips to Jarabacoa. The program includes a trip to the Cistercian Monastery, an order of monks who encourage silence, love of the land and entrepreneurial spirit. Visitors will be led to a panoramic viewpoint for a reading featuring the poems of writer and mystic Thomas Merton. There will …

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Travelers to La Romana’s Casa de Campo have the opportunity to visit three boutiques by leading Dominican designer Jenny Polanco. The newest is her Casa del Rio boutique for a range of fashion, art and crafts with the best views in Altos de Chavon. The new shop’s telephone number is 809 951-1899. Jenny Polanco fashions …

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The Dominican Republic has become the leading tourist destination in the Caribbean, and this is due to the success of the sales of the tourist package, which has gone from 24% in 1998 to 53% this year. According to Arturo Villanueva, the executive vice-president and Julio Llibre, the president of the Dominican Association of Hotels …

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Santo Domingo has a new direct connection to Paris on board Air Caraibes. The airline is competing with Air France’s daily flights to Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris. The French airline, which also connects Santo Domingo with Guadeloupe and Martinique, will be flying the Santo Domingo-Paris (Orly) route. The airline will operate A330 …

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The days of flying off to the Dominican Republic with a driver’s license and a birth certificate are about to end. As of May 1, Canadian visitors will have to present a valid passport. They must also be in possession of a return airline ticket. The Dominican Republic was the fifth most-visited destination for Canadians …

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Cruise Insight magazine has presented the port city of La Romana with awards in five areas: most efficient operation, best port facilities, most efficient port services, best port in load and unload of cargo and best cruise ship destination port by the poll organized by Cruise Insight (former Dream World Cruise Magazine) and presented during …

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The Dominican Republic is the 19th MITT 2012 partner country. The Ministry of Tourism is sending its largest ever delegation to the leading Russian international trade show, with the stand increasing to 150 square meters up from the first stand of 40 meters in 2005. Coordination on the Russian side is by Dominican Ministry of …

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