2016 Travel News Archive – Page 6

Trip Advisor members have ranked the beaches of Bavaro (Punta Cana), Playa Bonita (Las Terrenas, Samana) and Sosua (Puerto Plata) among the Top 25 beaches in the Caribbean. Other beaches mentioned were: Grace Bay and Taylor Bay (Turks & Caicos), Playa Paraiso, Varadero (Cuba), Flamenco Beach and Cabo Rojo (Puerto Rico), Maho Beach and Trunk …

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Bonye, the popular Dominican music group is now playing at Hard Rock Cafe at the Blue Mall in Santo Domingo on Tuesday evenings. The group, which made a name for itself with free Sunday evening concerts at the Ruins of San Francisco in the Colonial City, is taking the same formula of their music plus …

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The European Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic is hosting the Dominican Republic Forum to promote the country as a tourist destination. Special guest speakers will be Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia and ambassador Alberto Navarro, head of the European Union delegation in the Dominican Republic. The event is scheduled to take place …

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Enjoy a concert by gifted Italian singers Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble who will be performing at the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater in the Iberoamerican Park in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 9 April 2016. Tickets RD$4,000-RD$4,800. Show starts at 8pm. Tickets for sale at the park and at Uepa Tickets online.

The Polo Challenge 2016 continues at the polo fields of Casa de Campo and Los Establos in Cap Cana, Punta Cana. While the DR has hosted polo since the 1930s, this year was the first high-goal season. The event has brought together some of the world’s top polo players. The final of the Silver Cup …

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La Romana-Bayahibe Hotels Association president Daniel Hernandez says that 2015 was another good year for the destination. He told the press that La Romana-Bayahibe hotels had posted an 84.86% average occupancy rate for the year, which is 0.5% higher than 2014. He mentioned events organized by the Association such as the Bayahibe 10K run and …

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Arturo Villanueva recently announced his retirement from the helm of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) after more than 25 years. Villanueva has held the post of executive vice president since 1990. He said he would maintain his links with the sector and with Asonahores. Villanueva’s retirement becomes effective in May 2016, after the …

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Mexico’s largest airline, Aeromexico began direct flights to Santo Domingo on 16 March 2016. The airline is starting with a frequency of four times a week from Santo Domingo to Mexico City. Aeromexico’s senior vice president for global sales, Jorge Goytortua said that the increase in commercial interaction between the Dominican Republic and Mexico over …

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Air Century has announced it will start flights to Haiti on 28 March 2016. The company recently complained that red tape imposed by the Haitian aviation authorities had prevented the flight from being approved. At present, the Santo Domingo-Port-au-Prince route is only served by the Haitian airline Sunrise. Air Century says it has invested US$4.5 …

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The Dominican Republic won two awards during the Golden City Gates awards that are part of the ITB Travel Show in Berlin. The music clip “Quisqueya la bella” won first prize and a short film, “The Battle of Santo Domingo” won third prize for short film about a city. The Battle of Santo Domingo is …

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