2014 Travel News Archive – Page 7

Plan your vacation so you can be in Punta Cana to see Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias when he makes a stop with his electrifying Sex and Love world tour show at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. Iglesias is booked for the Fillmore Ballroom at the hotel. That evening there will also be …

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The 8th International Santo Domingo Theater Festival opens at the National Theater this Thursday, 17 July. See performances of award-winning dramas from Latin America and Europe for RD$100 all through the end of the month. The Colombian play “The Womb of the Whale” by Fabio Rubiano kicks off the festival. It is acted by the …

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Runners-cyclers are invited to participate in the Santo Domingo Duathlon set for Sunday, 3 August starting at 8am from Km 0 of the Av. De la Salud of Mirador del Sur Park in Santo Domingo. This race has categories for children under 11, 12-13 years, 14-15 years, 16-19 years, elite, sub-23, superior, Master A, Master …

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In its promotional material for the new Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo, the company continues to promote the new hotel as being located in the “tallest building in Santo Domingo”. But this is nowhere to be true. Many other city buildings are much taller, including the Caney apartment complex on the Anacaona Avenue, said …

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Tourists staying in the Punta Cana-Bavaro resorts this winter season will be able to travel all the way north to the beaches of Miches, following an announcement from the Ministry of Public Works that an initial 72 km stretch of the newly paved two-lane road connecting Miches with Uvero Alto will be ready this December. …

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Punta Cana is promoting its annual Punta Cana Tri Sports Summer Fest. The event is scheduled for this Sunday, 13 July. The base is Casa Club Las Canas, Punta Cana Resort & Club. The competition is divided into two groups: Adults (over 16s) who may compete in a Triathlon Sprint Distance, Triathlon Olympic Distance, Duathlon …

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Insel Air has announced the start of a Curacao-La Romana route as of 7 July 2014. The airline already flies to Santo Domingo. Insel Air has connections to Aruba and Bonaire, making it easy for travelers from the Netherlands Antilles islands to connect with the Dominican Republic. The flights are on Mondays and it takes …

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With the remodeling of its restaurant and Ocean World Terrace as a nightspot for locals and tourists alike, the country’s largest water park, located on the north coast near Puerto Plata is announcing a program of expansions in time for the opening of the Carnival Cruise terminal Amber Cove in 2015. The new port will …

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A story in the Huffington Post lists five reasons to change a vacation at a beach resort for one at a small hotel in the southwestern Dominican Republic. Pam Grout, who is the author of National Geographic’s 100 Best Volunteer Vacations, says what makes Barahona worthy of the number one spot on a Dominican Republic …

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The newly opened Embassy Suites by Hilton, on Av. Tiradentes, is hosting the RD Fashion Week this week, from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July. The event is a first for the hotel and will showcase the hotel’s facilities for events. The Embassy Suites opened in June 2014 offering 150 two-room suites at its location …

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