2014 Travel News Archive – Page 14

These are the last days to see this year’s Kandela tropical music extravaganza at the Altos de Chavon amphitheater in La Romana. 50 dancers and two well-known local singers will be performing for the last time on 31 March 2014?at 9pm. This is a seasonal series of performances that starts in December and ends in …

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The Bavaro Festival is on for the eastern region during Semana Santa (Easter) that this year will be celebrated from 12 to 20 April. The organizing committee has the support of the ministries of Tourism and Culture. Local artists and musicians from Punta Cana will be performing during the free event. The Bavaro Festival® is …

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The Ministry of Tourism and the Historic Society of Montecristi (SHMC) have signed a cooperation agreement to rescue the leading tourist attractions and promote Montecristi as a tourist destination. The Society maintains the Montecristi Museum and Hispaniola Research Center at Calle Duarte at the corner with San Fernando (opposite the clock tower) with free admission …

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A Canadian woman who is touring the country on a motorbike and writing about her trip is telling adventure after adventure as she encounters the real Dominican Republic. Her trip is taking her from Santiago to Cabarete, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras and Jarabacoa. Next will be the southwest. To read the vivid travel report, in …

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The Dominican travel industry is meeting at the brand new Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta Cana for the 15th Annual Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE). This year, the Ministry of Tourism and the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), the event sponsors, will be focusing on attracting more meetings and events to the …

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Grupo Vicini is behind the opening of the Hotel Casas del XVI, a five star hotel located in twenty renovated 16th century mansions in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Some RD$800 million is being invested in the venture. Upon making the announcement, Juan Vicini said they would be inviting other property owners in the Colonial City …

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Ocean World Adventure Park is celebrating its first 10 years operating in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The park is a leading tourist attraction in the north coast area. The highlights of the park are the dolphin encounter, dolphin swim, shark and stingray encounter and the sea lion encounter. The Park is proud of its animal- …

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The Ministry of Tourism has done it again, winning the greatly coveted Best Stand Award for Latin America and the Caribbean at the ITB Berlin 2014 (5-9 March 2014). ITB Berlin is regarded as the world’s leading travel trade show. Petra Cruz, director of the Dominican Republic tourism office in Germany, accepted the award on …

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The Dominican Republic Hotels & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and North Coast tourism associations have agreed on an agenda for boosting tourism in the area. Top on the list is the construction of a convention center, road repairs, improvements at Sosua beach, and resolving pressing electricity and environmental issues. The announcement was made after an extraordinary …

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Starwood Hotels is already taking bookings for the opening of the remodeled Santo Domingo Malecon 365 boulevard hotel later this month. The hotel has been operating as Magna 365 but will reopen as the Santo Domingo Sheraton on 27 March. The hotel, with 245 guest rooms and suites facing the Caribbean Sea, is targeting both …

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