2012 Travel News Archive – Page 2

Making the most of the Dominican Republic’s open skies government policy, Air Turks & Caicos (AirTAC) announces the start of direct flights from Las Americas International Airport from Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands to the north of the Dominican Republic. Flights start on 14 December with a regular schedule from Sunday to Friday. …

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Gol, the 11-year old low-cost Brazilian carrier, has announced the start of daily flights to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport from the cities of Rio de Janeiro (Galeao), Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) with the first flights starting 15 December. Airline spokesman Mauricio Emboaba Moreira told the press that the flights are part of the company’s …

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Samana is now closer to the United States since JetBlue began its nonstop service from New York’s JFK International Airport on 17 November. Flights are on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Samana is the sixth destination in the Dominican Republic served by the airline. JetBlue is the airline with the largest number of flights to the Dominican …

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With the start of the nonstop JetBlue New York flight to Samana, the northeastern destination is beginning to receive coverage in the mainstream US press. For instance, New York Magazine recently featured a short article on Samana as a destination. http://nymag.com/travel/2012/winter/samana-dominican-republic/

For the second year in a row the International Association of Golf Tour Operators, the international golf industry trade association, has awarded the Dominican Republic the prestigious IAGTO honor as the Caribbean and Latin America’s “most unforgettable golf destination.” The Ministry of Tourism said that the DR was named the “2013 Golf Destination of the …

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Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia and Deputy Minister Radhames Martinez Aponte will be speaking at the next of the series of Leaders Making Leaders Talks sponsored by the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, 5 December at 6pm at the Eduardo Latorre Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Relations located …

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Gunther von Hagens’ leading international exhibition Body Worlds is open at Agora Mall in Santo Domingo until the end of February. Described as life changing, this exhibit has visited more than 70 cities worldwide and has been seen by more than 35 million people. Especially educational, children and adults can see for themselves, for instance, …

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Arrivals of non-resident passengers by air were up 6.84% for the first three quarters of the year. From January to October 2012, 242,648 more travelers came, for a total of 3,788,845 non-resident arrivals. Of this total, 209,465 were foreign non-resident arrivals. The increase is attributed to promotional campaigns in international markets that have led to …

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Most tourists visiting the Dominican Republic are from the United States and Canada, reporting an increase of 188,809 tourists. A total of 45,228 more travelers came from South America. This counterbalanced the decline in travelers from Europe, with 30,522 fewer visitors. Traditional source markets such as the UK, Italy, Spain and Germany showed declines. There …

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Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco show is on at the Palacio de los Deportes arena from 22-25 November. Tickets are RD$1,500, RD$3,000, RD$4,000 and RD$6,000. Created in 1992, Saltimbanco is a recreation of the longest-running Cirque du Soleil show that still continues to tour around the world. The word Saltimbanco, literally “to jump on a bench” …

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