2017 Travel News Archive – Page 2

Vacation Express is introducing new, four-night rotations to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from New Orleans. The nonstop flights will depart from Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) in New Orleans, Louisiana every Thursday starting 24 May 2018 through 5 July 2018. The flight is in addition to the six-night Punta Cana air and hotel program already …

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Due to the very bad winter weather in Europe, several flights have been cancelled and those flying to European locations are advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport. The situation is especially bad for flights to the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. In Birmingham, East Midlands and Cardiff, England, there …

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Those in Santo Domingo and in the mood for some classy jazz music for the Christmas holidays are invited to the Fiesta Sunset Jazz to be inspired by the Christmas spirit this Friday, 8 December 2017. Jazz en Dominicana is presenting vocalist Anthony Jefferson who will sing Christmas favorites in the concert “Home for Christmas.” …

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The Puerto Plata Amphitheater announces the presentation of merengue queens, Miriam Cruz and Milly Quezada in an evening long concert on Friday, 22 December 2017. The next day, Conjunto Quisqueya, Alex Matos, Mark B. Divas by Jiménez and Pochy Familia y la Coco Band bring more of the best of merengue. Tickets are for sale …

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The Dominican Travel Writers Association (Adompretur) celebrated its annual gran gala and Premio de Periodismo Turístico Epifanio Lantigua, this time at the Barcelo Santo Domingo on the evening of Thursday, 30 November 2017. This year, the grand award for travel writing went to Panky Corcino, of the El Dinero business news weekly for a feature …

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Senator Hotels & Resorts of Andalucía, Spain is the new player in the Puerto Plata north coast tourism destination. The new to market company operates 33 city and beach hotels in Spain (Madrid, Sevilla, Huelva, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada, Almeria, Murcia, and Valencia) and recently announced plans for a Cancún, Mexico resort. Senator Hotels & Resorts …

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Pullmantur Cruceros’s Zenith is docking at Sansouci Terminal of the Port in Santo Domingo, making it an attractive option for Spanish-speaking tourists both from the Dominican Republic as well as abroad. The ship has capacity for 1,800 passengers in 700 cabins and caters to the Latino market. The cruise is attractive for thousands of Latin …

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President Danilo Medina was in Uvero Alto, the northernmost beach area of Punta Cana, on Thursday, 23 November 2017, to preside over the groundbreaking for the Grupo H10’s Ocean El Faro. Josep Espelt, president of Grupo H10 also came for the groundbreaking ceremony. Antonio Hernandez, director general of the resort, had praise for the government’s …

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Miguel Fluxa, chief executive officer of Grupo Iberostar of Spain, in an interview with Arecoa, announced the construction of 3,000 more hotel rooms in two hotels in the Colonial City and Bavaro beach area of Punta Cana. Iberostar operates the Iberostar Punta Cana, Iberostar Bávaro Hotel Punta Cana and the Iberostar Bávaro Suites in Arena …

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The European Lopesan Hotel Group and IFA Hotels & Touristik AG began the construction of the 1,020-room Lopesan Costa Bávaro resort adjacent to the 650-room IFA Villas Bávaro resort that is centrally located in the Punta Cana beach area. To be built within an area of 100,000 square meters, the new Lopesan Costa Bávaro will …

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