2013 Travel News Archive – Page 20

In its annual Best Hotels in the USA and Best Hotels in the Caribbean Awards, US News & World Report has ranked Tortuga Bay in Puntacana as the No. 1 Best Hotel in the Caribbean. The news service ranks around 2,000 hotels in the US and the Caribbean using a methodology that is centered on …

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The Dominican Tourist Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT), with the backing of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is organizing “Aventurate” (Go for the Adventure), the first sustainable tourism fair on 2-3 March at the National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo. The fair seeks to stir up more domestic travel interest, especially for weekend and …

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February and March are two of the best months of the year for visiting the Dominican Republic. Weather is at its best with cool early mornings and evenings, but warm and sunny afternoons. It’s also the month for the Carnival celebrations that take place all around the country. It is a time to take great …

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The colorful and modern Dominican Republic stand was awarded the best stand design award for the 33rd FITUR travel fair that closed on Sunday 3 February in Madrid. Fitur is the leading Spanish market travel fair. In the country categories, this year’s winners were the Tourism Promotion Council of Mexico, Tourism Portugal and the Tourism …

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The low-cost competitor to Iberia, Air Europa has announced it is increasing its frequencies to fill the void left with the cancellation of Iberia flights to Santo Domingo as of 1 April 2013. Air Europa says it will double its daily flight schedule. Air Europa flies Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Air Europa offers connections from Italy …

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British Airways has announced that its scheduled twice-weekly service from London Gatwick to Punta Cana will be increased to three times per week. The flights will be on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from London Gatwick to Punta Cana starting October 2013. While there are alternative charter operations, British Airways is the only UK scheduled carrier …

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Starting 18 June 2013, Copa Airlines announced it is increasing its Panama City – Punta Cana service, making it easier for Latin American tourists to fly to and from the Dominican Republic. The airline announced it is introducing four additional weekly flights. The overall operation of the airline now increases from 21 to 25 flights …

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Travelers from the UK can now enjoy convenient air service from London directly into Samana. TUI Travel announces the re-start of its direct flights from Gatwick to Samana’s El Catey airport near Las Terrenas and Coson beach areas. The service starts 9 May and will continue all throughout the summer until 31 October. TUI Travel …

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Costasur/Casa de Campo News reports that construction of the La Romana Bypass is progressing and should be completed by November 2013. The bypass will link to the new Coral Highway, reducing the time it takes to travel eastwards from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana by another half an hour. It currently takes about two hours …

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Central Bank statistics show that the Punta Cana International Airport was the country’s main port of entry in 2012. Some 61.34% of all air arrivals chose to fly into Punta Cana (PUJ). Of the total 4,562,606 non-resident arrivals in 2012, 2,406,709 flew in to Punta Cana. Las Americas in Santo Domingo was second with 21.07%, …

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