2015 Travel News Archive – Page 17

The Jaragua Renaissance Santo Domingo is scheduled to reopen for business in June. The hotel booking system is taking reservations online from 15 June 2015. Hotel Jaragua Renaissance marketing and sales manager Jose Castillo said that the US$42 million remodeling program that the hotel is undergoing will improve its facilities with a view to attracting …

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This year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange is being held at the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort convention center from 28-30 April. A group of 50 buyers specialized in the MICE have been invited. Punta Cana is the DR’s leading meeting destination, but Santo Domingo has also improved its status as an attractive option for medium-sized events …

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Santo Domingo is preparing to host the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) from 27-30 April 2015 at the Autozama Showroom on Av. Winston Churchill. The event will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of Mercedes Benz car sales in the Dominican Republic. Nationally and internationally famous designers will showcase their collections, including Jenny Polanco, Hippolito Pena, …

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Club Med CREACTIVE by Cirque du Soleil debuts at Club Med Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in June, according to a report in USA Today. The program for adults and children to learn circus skills as part of the Club Med vacation plan under the supervision of instructors trained by Cirque du Soleil is …

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A recent CNN report by real estate expert John Defterios focuses on the Dominican Republic’s first claim to eno-tourism, or wine-growing tourism. The journalist visited The Ocoa Bay winery and real estate development in Palmar de Ocoa, a 90-minute drive southwest of Santo Domingo. For the first time specially designed vineyard plots that allow residents …

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The Dominican Republic’s scenic Samana peninsula has been chosen as one of the Top Ozy 25 vacation destinations for the first week of April. Reporter Sharon Sims acknowledges that most people who think of the DR think of Punta Cana or La Romana, before advising travelers who are not into all-inclusive resort vacations and golf …

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The Punta Cana 2015 Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K races are scheduled for Sunday, 12 April 2015 at the Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, in the province of La Altagracia. Runners race the marathon starting 5am, and the half marathon at 6am. The races will run through a marathon course through the Puntacana Resort …

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Feria Aventurate, the country’s leading ecotourism exhibition is scheduled for Saturday, 16 May and Sunday, 17 May 2015 at the Santo Domingo Botanical Gardens from 9 to 6pm. This Alternative and Sustainable Tourism Fair brings together small-scale hotels and excursions to adventure destinations around the country. For more information, call 809 872-0001.

Iberia has resumed daily flights to the Dominican Republic. The airline suspended its flights in 2013 and resumed them in September 2014. Flights make connections to more than 80 other Iberia destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East via Madrid’s international airport.

The number of tourists in the country has increased over the last few days because of Easter Week. The number of flights has also increased. According to the figures, 60% of visitors arriving at the Las Americas International airport hail from France, Italy, Germany, Spain as well as Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico …

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