2012 Travel News Archive – Page 8

The 8th Festival of Contemporary Dance (Edanco) opens at the Palace of the Fine Arts (Bellas Artes) in Santo Domingo on 18 September with performances of contemporary dance through 25 September. This year’s program includes dancers from Haiti, Spain, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Canada and the United States. To back emerging talents, Edanco’s program includes the …

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Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia has been confirmed in his cabinet position by President Danilo Medina. A graduate in Economics from the UASD and Law from UniCaribe, Garcia has been at the helm of the Ministry since 16 August 2008. He is also an expert in communications and politics, serving as general campaign coordinator …

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Luis Emilio Rodriguez Amiama is the new president of the National Association of Hotels & Tourism (Asonahores). He will lead the main tourism sector association in the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2014. Rodriguez is the director of the Casa de Campo-La Romana International Airport and the Casa de Campo-La Romana Cruise Ship Port, both …

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September is a month dedicated to photography. PhotoImagen 2012 brings together 25 institutions in Santo Domingo to present 32 photography exhibits. The mega-event, which is organized by photographer Mayra Johnson, will open on Tuesday, 4 September with four large displays at the Museum of Modern Art in Plaza de la Cultura. The exhibits are: “Of …

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Imagine hundreds of people meditating in front of the most important Colonial City monument, the Columbus Alcazar. The Art of Living Foundation in the Dominican Republic, with the backing of the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture’s Monumental Heritage Department is coordinating the Dominican participation in a simultaneous meditation event for 100 cities …

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Travel to the Dominican Republic continues to grow with a 4.81% increase in visitors in July. A total of 453,826 tourists arrived by air, 20,810 more than in the same month last year. 16,863 of them were foreign visitors. The total non-resident Dominican visitors increased by 5.64%, or 3,947 more than last year. So far …

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A new triple twister waterslide opens this weekend at Ocean World Adventure Park in Cofresi, Puerto Plata. The waterslide is next to the park’s dolphin lagoon, the largest man-made dolphin lagoon in the world, at around 12 million gallons. The slides do not end in the lagoon, out of consideration for the animals. They end …

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Marina Sans Souci in Santo Domingo presents Sky Blu and the Party Rock Dance Crew of the world-famous Los Angeles-based duo, LMFAO on 15 September. The next day, the British group will perform at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort in Cofresi, Puerto Plata. This is a production by Mynt Entertainment that has brought concerts by leading …

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Tourists planning to visit during the peak season for hurricanes in the Caribbean would be well advised to monitor the storms. However, for adventurers, experiencing a tropical storm is one of the most outstanding spectacles. And there is always the possibility of the storm moving further south. Nothing in weather forecasting is written in stone. …

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Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia was in La Vega over the weekend for the inauguration of the Religious Routes tourism project. The Ministry seeks to encourage interest in pilgrimage routes by devising itineraries of cultural interest that link religious sites. La Vega has the Museo Sacro and the Camino de los Misterios Marianos (Route …

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