2012 Travel News Archive – Page 6

Clusters and tourism industry members have announced that the Dominican Annual Tourism Forum (Fodatur) will take place 31 October and 1 November at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo. The event is sponsored by USAID through its Empowering in Sustainable Tourism program. Destination management will be the key theme during the event that seeks …

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Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is on schedule for the construction of the northern stretch of the new highway network linking developments along the Punta Cana coastline. The new stretch will link Bavaro to Uvero Alto-Miches and Sabana de la Mar, from where tourists can cross the bay to Samana. The stretch connects to the Boulevard …

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Santo Domingo celebrates its First Colonial Fest (CFEST) to commemorate the culture, art, music, gastronomy and history of the Dominican Republic amidst the monumental settings of the first city in the New World. During the Festival, set for 12-14 October 2012, all the museums will be open until midnight, the bells of the Colonial City …

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Final preparations are under way for DominicanaModa 2012, the leading Dominican fashion week. This year, the Elie Saab collection will close the popular event that takes place at the Hotel Embajador. This year?s event, organized by Mirka Morales, Socrates McKinney and Fidel Lopez, will take place from 22-27 October with sponsorship from Occidental Hotels, the …

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The director of the Airport Authority, Aristides Fernandez Zucco has announced that a new airport terminal will be built next to the Cueva de las Maravillas in San Pedro de Macoris province. In a meeting with authorities in San Pedro, he said that the aim is to encourage tourism, and that there would be around …

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The Dominican Annual MICE Exchange is the Caribbean’s newest trade show set to be held in Punta Cana this year. The event is being organized to provide meeting planners and incentive houses with an effective program where they can meet hoteliers, suppliers and destination management consultants in a limited amount of time. The event also …

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Spanish hotel chain Riu is promoting its recently remodeled Riu Palace Macao in northern Punta Cana as an adults-only resort. The 364-room resort is the first in the chain to offer this modality in the Americas and the Caribbean. The company has invested US$13.5 million in new decor for the rooms that include amenities such …

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The new president of the National Hotels & Tourism Association (Asonahores), Luis Rodriguez Amiama, who has represented Casa de Campo at Asonahores for many years, says that these are good times for the tourism industry. During an event held at the Hotel Santo Domingo to mark the start of his presidency, Rodriguez pointed out that …

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Over the first eight months of the year, a total of 3,261,177 tourists have visited the DR. This is 7.25% more than over the same period last year, or 220,526 more foreign travelers. Adding in non-resident Dominicans who have visited this summer, the percentage of non-resident travel to the Dominican Republic in August is up …

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The second “Multicultural Food Festival of Sosua” will be held from 28-30 September in the Parque Las Flores in Sosua, Puerto Plata. Sosua was practically founded by Europeans, and the festival seeks to celebrate this heritage and its diverse cuisine since Jewish immigrants escaping persecution in Hitler’s Germany settled in the area. Many of the …

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