2012 Travel News Archive – Page 9

The Barcelo Rum company has opened the Centro Historico Ron Barcelo (CHRB) in San Pedro de Macoris, an easy trip from Santo Domingo, Boca Chica, Juan Dolio, Guayacanes or La Romana. Barcelo Export Import (BEICA) recently inaugurated the center, located at the company’s rum aging and warehousing installations in San Pedro de Macoris. The museum …

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The concert season begins on 12 September in Santo Domingo, continuing through 28 November. Every 15 days there will be a Wednesday concert at the National Theater main hall. The season opens with a Brahms symphony gala concert with Israeli cellist Amit Peled as guest artist. Maestro Jose Antonio Molina, director of the National Symphony …

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The two leading contemporary singers are performing at the Ocean World Lighthouse Club & Lounge in Cofresi, Puerto Plata this coming Friday, 17 August. As this is the government inaugural weekend, many are taking Friday off making it into a long weekend. The show, “De vuelta a las raices” (Back to our roots), joins these …

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Casa de Campo is celebrating the opening of the Coral Highway on 8 August. Casa de Campo has announced it will be offering courtesy transfers from Punta Cana for two guests arriving for minimum four-night stays in La Romana, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana airports from 15 August to 20 December 2012. Reserve at Casa …

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Tour operators and tourists can now purchase tourist cards (US$10) to visit the Dominican Republic online by using American Express or Visa/Mastercard. The online explanations are in Spanish, English and French. The Department of Taxes has also opened kiosks at Dominican airports for the purchase of the cards, expediting it on entry. Exact change of …

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Learn the new trends in tourism management and how they apply to tourism in the Dominican Republic during the upcoming Destination Management course. The initiative is sponsored by the Dominican Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT), under the USAID Sustainable Tourism Empowerment Program (STEP). The 80-hour course begins Friday, 24 August and ends Saturday, 8 December. Clara Barriola, …

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The Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic has published eight new brochures in English and Spanish on the principal tourism regions. The brochures highlight the main attractions and activities of each region. They feature new maps created by DR1 Maps for the Ministry of Tourism. The first brochures in this series now available cover …

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Visitors to Punta Cana and La Romana have a new reason to stop by the Basilica La Altagracia, the largest church in the Dominican Republic. A new museum on the premises of the church showcases valuable donations made by Virgin Mary believes in religious art, wax, wood and jewelry. The museum will be around half …

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The museum is already getting good reviews, after its inaugural by President Leonel Fernandez in June 2012. The Casa Museo General Gregorio Luperon was built to commemorate the General Gregorio Luperon (1839-1897), the army general and politician who is recognized for his role in restoring Dominican independence after the annexation to Spain in 1863. The …

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Located at La Estancia, midway between the entry to Bayahibe and La Romana city, Cigar Country Tours is opening what will be the largest cigar store in the world on 1 September. The store that will sell fine Dominican cigars will be part of the Flor Dominicana Cigar Factory complex, a model factory built on …

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