2015 Travel News Archive

Deputy Minister of Tourism for Puerto Plata Julio Almonte is forecasting that the northern province will receive almost 1.3 million tourists in 2016. He estimates that 500,000 will arrive by air, another 350,000 on board cruise ships arriving at the new Amber Cove Cruise Center, while 400,000 will arrive overland, including foreign and domestic tourists. …

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Santo Domingo has its own Whisky Bar, a joint venture between the Grupo de O.livia and Macallan whisky. The “W” Bar is a “speakeasy” bar with a whisky list of 120 varieties from Scotland, Ireland and the US state of Tennessee, as well as Japanese and Swedish brands. Erik Malmsten, executive chef and co-owner of …

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The tradition in the Dominican Republic is to spend New Year’s Eve at family celebrations and then head out to discos, clubs, restaurants or gatherings on city avenues. Many families and groups of friends also take off for the resorts to celebrate the New Year and organize their own New Year’s Eve parties. In Santo …

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Brazilian construction company Odebrecht says that the process of paving the Piedra Blanca-Rancho Arriba road is making good progress. The road will open up access to new attractions like the mountain destinations of Rancho Arriba and San Jose de Ocoa to residents of Santo Domingo. The region is also a major farming area, with opportunities …

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Online travel magazine Afar presents what is describes as “underrated” but outstanding landscape views of the Dominican Republic for the enjoyment of its readers. It includes photographs of farms in Constanza and nearby hiking in Valle Nuevo National Park, the beach at El Morro in Montecristi in the northwest, exploring Jarabacoa’s rivers and mountains, including …

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Roberto Henriquez has been chosen as the new president of the Santo Domingo Hotels Association (AHSD). Henriquez is the general manager of the Santo Domingo Radisson hotel. Other AHSD board members are Luis Padilla of the Santo Domingo Sheraton, Ernesto Carrero of the Quality Real Aeropuerto and Jose Manuel Molina of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel.

American Airlines has announced the start of new routes to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata from Texas, Illinois and North Carolina in the United States. The flights began on Saturday, 19 December 2015. The new routes are: Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT) to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP). Chicago, Illinois (ORD) to Punta Cana …

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The Ministry of Tourism recently organized a flash mob dance at the Complexe Desjardins shopping mall in Montreal to motivate Canadians to travel to the Dominican Republic this winter. The catchy music of Los Hermanos Rosario brought smiles to shoppers at the mall during the surprise performance.

Viva Wyndham Resorts has introduced the brand V Collection with the opening of the V Samana, an all-inclusive resort for adults located in Bahia de Coson, Las Terrenas, Samana. Viva Wyndham Resorts president Ettore Colussi said: “This will be a unique and exciting alternative for active travelers to the region looking for authenticity. These travelers …

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President Danilo Medina was at the 630-room Club Med in early December for the inauguration of the 78-room adults-only area at Club Med Punta Cana. The beach areas at the 37-year old resort have also been renovated together with other improvements following a US$15 million investment. Club Med chief executive Henry Giscard d’Estaing also attended …

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