2012 Travel News Archive – Page 23

Johanna Sambucci, born in the Dominican Republic to a Dominican mother and Italian father, is the new Miss New York. She will compete in the USA pageant for a chance to represent the country in the Miss Universe contest. On her own blog she explains she is a model but is also finishing up her …

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It’s time to head to Samana to watch the humpback whales as they migrate from the North Atlantic to the warm waters of the Dominican Republic’s northeastern coast to mate and give birth. Their most popular winter rendezvous is Silver Bank, the 3,000-square-kilometer reef system approximately 70 miles north east of Puerto Plata. Whale expert, …

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The Dominican Republic’s Club Med Punta Cana is first in the list of top 10 all-inclusive resorts of the website Family Vacation Critic, as reported in the Chicago Tribune. The Dominican hotel leads the Club Med Sandpiper in Florida, Mexico’s Grand Velas Resort, Michigan’s Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island, New York’s Mohonk Mountain House, Pennsylvania’s …

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Every year, a day honoring the spiritual protector of the Dominican people, Our Lady of Altagracia, is celebrated on 21 January, a national holiday. On the previous Wednesday, 17 January, the commemorative National Symphony Concert will take place at the Basilica Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia in Higuey, the largest in the Caribbean. During his …

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For the fifth year running, Casa de Campo, the most complete Caribbean resort, has walked away with the coveted title of World’s Leading Golf Resort at the VIP World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony held in Qatar on 11 January 2012. The event acknowledged the world’s leading travel brands. It was held in Doha, in partnership …

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The Dominican Republic is the country with the largest number of beaches with prestigious Blue Flag certification in Latin America and the Caribbean. Tourists can stay at hotels at 14 blue flag beach certified properties. Four properties in Punta Cana have the certification. Four are located in Arena Gorda, north of Bavaro – Bahia Principe …

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The Centro Artesanal Arte Cuseco is now open to the general public in the town of Benerito, on the road to Bayahibe and Higuey from La Romana. Most of the clothing and jewelry at the workshop are made using local materials like cow horn, shells, leather, seeds, sea and coconut shells. A daycare center for …

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Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia has announced the creation of a committee to help develop a national strategy to focus on senior travel market segments. Late last year he met with Angela Jones, senior vice president and Helen Baptist, director of corporate relationships for the American Association of Retired Persons Services Inc in Santo …

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The Dominican Republic’s two leading airports have both sought to give travelers the feel of being in the Caribbean while taking on the challenge of incorporating modern technology. Punta Cana International Airport in the east now has its new runway and control tower. Meanwhile, work is advancing on the completion of the remodeling and expansion …

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The Santo Domingo Hotel Association has chosen the general manager of the Hotel Renaissance Jaragua, Eduardo Reple to lead the organization in 2012-2014. The new board members are Eduardo Reple, president; Roberto Henriquez, vice president; Kurt Tschamper, treasurer; Aura Nunez de Dominguez, secretary; Hector Concari, Odalis Guzman and Olmedo Herrera, directors and Lina Matos, executive …

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