2013 Travel News Archive – Page 12

Audio guides for people with hearing impairments are now available at the Cathedral, Alcazar, Casas Reales Museum and Dominican Museum of Man. The guides come with a small screen where international interpreter Elisabeth Horky provides explanations about the monuments in sign language, as reported in Diario Libre. Audio Guide Dominicana, which installed the system at …

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The Bannister Hotel at Puerto Bahia in Samana has been awarded the 4 Diamond category by the United States AAA tourism guide. The Bannister is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World chain. Its rooms overlook the Samana mountains and bay. Less than 5% of the 30,000 hotels approved by AAA have …

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The Festi’Vela brings sailing enthusiasts to focus on the beach at Las Terrenas on 5, 6 and 7 July. The event is being organized by the Las Terrenas Kitesurf Club. There will be exhibitions of boat and sailing equipment, Laser, Optimist and Sunfish regattas. There will also be a kitesurf competition in Race and Freestyle …

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This new tour was recently launched by Minitours for sightseeing in Punta Cana, Altos de Chavon, Bayahibe and Boca de Yuma. The family tour includes lunch and non-alcoholic beverages and departs daily from 9 to 5pm. Minitours representative Matias Mut says the company also sells and rents the Mini Coopers in the east, offering maintenance …

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The Third HVS Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit (Chicos 2013) is scheduled for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana on 7-8 November 2013. Last year the event was held at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. This year, the event will once more bring expert panels to discuss key issues …

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Triple world windsurfing champion Kevin Pritchard is coming for this year’s Pablito Guzman Cabarete Classic. The event will take place from 17-21 July at Cabarete beach. Pritchard will be competing in slalom and long-distance races. He will also lead a free slalom and racing clinic on 18 July open to all competitors and non-competitors. The …

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While Justin Bieber had published on his website that he would be in Santo Domingo for a concert on 22 October, now it seems the concert has been cancelled. On the tour dates, a different location for the 22 October concert has not yet been posted. News reports are that there are differences concerning the …

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Work is progressing on the Westin Hotels & Resorts’ new Westin Puntacana, scheduled for opening on 20 December 2013. The hotel will have 204 hotel rooms with a view of Playa Blanca. Tourists arriving at the destination can enjoy kite surfing at Playa Blanca. Guests will have access to play rounds of golf at La …

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New to the Caribbean, Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts plans to open the Memories Splash and Royalton Punta Cana on the grounds of the former Ahmsa Grand Paradise Bavaro Resort in November 2013. The Ahmsa hotel closed on 1 May and is scheduled to reopen on 9 November 2013 with major upgrades to the rooms. …

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Speaking at the Euroal 2013 tourism trade show in Spain held over the weekend, Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia proposed a single visa for Latin American countries on the lines of the Schengen visa for Europe. He said that this type of visa would ensure an increase in the flow of travelers from other …

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