2016 Travel News Archive – Page 9

The Dominican Embassy and the Tourist Office in France recently celebrated the official inauguration of the XL Airways route between Paris and La Romana. The flight by the French airline was promoted by Karavel Promovacanes Group, with backing from the Tourist Office in France and officials from the La Romana Casa de Campo International Airport. …

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Cabarete will again be the center of the toughest water sports event in the Caribbean, the challenging Master of the Ocean, now in its 14th year. Some 60 competitors from 12 countries have registered to compete in the event, which takes place between 23 and 28 February 2016 at Encuentro Beach in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. …

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Samana will be hosting its first nude cruise when the Celebrity Constellation (6-16 February) docks offshore on 12 February on its Carnaval de Caribe-themed cruise. On nudist cruises cruisers must wear clothes in the main dining room and specialty restaurants, but can remain unclothed anywhere else on the ship when not in port. The cruise, …

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The current issue of Backroads Magazine, a leading motorcycle touring publication in the US, reports on a ride to the southwestern Dominican Republic with MotoCaribe, a Jarabacoa-based motorcycle tour company. Watch a video of the Backgrounds Magazine eight-day southwest tour experience: https://vimeo.com/153665662 http://dr1.com/directories/MotoCaribe-Adventure-Tours.html

Tourists from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and even some from Cuba are in Santo Domingo for the 2016 Caribbean Series taking place at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Ball Park. The games began on Monday, 1 February and will continue through 7 February. The games schedule is: Monday, 1 February: 3pm. Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela 8pm. …

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Travelers to the Far East can now consider flying Emirates Airlines and connecting with Copa Airlines. Dominican ambassador in India and dean of the diplomatic corps in India, Hans Dannenberg made the formal launch of the flight that provides easy connections for travelers to and from the United Emirates, India and other Middle East and …

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Grupo D’Bonche has prepared a tour package for RD$1,695 to see the La Vega Carnival parade followed by a concert by leading performers. Transportation, snacks, lunch and event t-shirt are included in the deal. The tours are on Sunday, 21 and 28 February 2016. The performers include Mozart La Para, Vakero, Secreto, Yiyo Sarante, Revolucion …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced government plans to start building two docks in Sabana de la Mar and Samana to link the north and eastern tourism regions. The dock in Sabana de la Mar will enable visitors to tour Los Haitises National Park, before continuing to the north shore of the Samana Bay …

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Dominican ambassador in Israel, Alexander de la Rosa, has announced that El Al will begin operating charter flights from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Punta Cana (PUJ) every 13 days starting in October 2016. The plan is for the flight to evolve into a weekly flight operation. He said that El Al would be flying a …

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The Dominican Armada (Navy) has arrested 24 Dominicans and three Cubans who were trying to get to Puerto Rico illegally. Sixteen of the Dominicans were arrested on El Cortecito beach in Higuey, La Altagracia province at 6:30am on Sunday, 31 January together with the three Cubans, while the other Dominicans, five men and three women …

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