2015 Travel News Archive – Page 13

The 19th Caribbean Tourism Exchange – CTE 2015 takes place at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino’s convention center in Santo Domingo from 25 to 27 June 2015. This year, much of the focus will be on attracting tourists from China. The exchange is a platform for the development, exchange and promotion of tourism. Sellers …

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Nineteen Dominican artists including Kilia Llano, Poteleche (Rafael de los Santos), Angurria (Omar Garcia), Billy Dimayo, Carmen Deno, Odette Arias, Eddaviel (Edison Montero), Ramona Colectivo and Gabz LPGHD (Gabriel Abreu) are working to bring contemporary art to public spaces in Samana. “I Love DR” organized by David Friedlander is promoting Dominican identity, traditions, customs and …

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Condor will be flying direct from Stockholm to Puerto Plata once a week as of 3 December 2015. This is Thomas Cook’s Scandinavia charter. http://dr1.com/forums/airline-info/151367-codnor-direct-flights-stockholm-pop.html

The Marina at Cap Cana is hosting the “Dominican Republic Big Five Fishing Open & Nautical Trade Show 2015.” The fishing and trade show takes place from 8-12 July 2015 with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Tourism. Alma Taveras, director of the organizing company, WT Events Planner Box, said that fishermen from the USA, …

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The Asonahores Trade Show is set for 9-11 September at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center in Punta Cana. Now in its 29th year, the trade show is the leading platform for promoting services to the hotel and restaurant sector. The program includes workshops, talks, contests, tastings, competitions and training events. For more information, see http://www.asonahores.com/expo-comercial/asonahores-2015.aspx

The Central Bank reports that tourist arrivals in May were up 8.1% compared to the same period in 2014. An additional 31,073 people visited the country, for a total of 416,984 visitors. 85.8% were foreigners, the rest non-resident Dominicans. Foreign tourists showed an increase of 6.5% for 22,005 more arrivals. Non-resident arrivals are now at …

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Marriott’s Jaragua Renaissance Hotel on Santo Domingo’s Malecon oceanfront boulevard is now open for business after the completion of a US$40 million renovation program. The hotel closed for the renovations in April 2014. The hotel’s marketing and sales director Jose Castillo said that rooms are brand new, as are the pool area, spa, restaurant bar …

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The 2015 FCCA PAMAC Cruise Summit will take place from 24-26 June at the Gran Ventana Hotel in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata. The city is hosting the event in the lead-up to the opening of the new Carnival Cruise Amber Cove cruise port, which is scheduled for October. More than 100 platinum members of the …

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The Ministry of Public Works has begun the expansion of the Maimon-Puerto Plata highway to increase it to four lanes. The highway will improve traffic flow from the new Carnival Cruise Amber Cove cruise ship port to the city of Puerto Plata and other northern tourist attractions. Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo says that the …

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President Danilo Medina was in Punta Cana over the weekend of 6-7 June 2015 for the symbolic launch of the construction of two resorts, the 464-room Karisma Hotels & Resorts two-hotel complex at Uvero Alto. The complex will have 11 restaurants, a water park, casino and discotheques. One of the installations is the first Nickelodeon …

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