2017 Travel News Archive – Page 8

The president of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), Joel Santos says that all hurricane prevention protocols have been activated as the country’s hotels prepare to weather through Hurricane Irma and guarantee guest safety. The protocols focus on the critical areas of each hotel, internal movements of guests from one area to another, establishment …

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Maroon 5, the American pop rock group directed by three time Grammy award winner, Adam Levine will be playing on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana as of 8pm. Their mix of polished pop/rock and neo-soul songs has made them one of the most popular bands of the …

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The Dominican government has granted permission for Southwest Airlines to fly from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). The flight opens up a new option for travel to Florida from the Dominican Republic. JAC 29 August 2017

Located in Comatillo, Bayaguana, adjacent to the Los Haitises National Park, Hostal Ecológico Loma Pan de Azúcar (Helpa) is open for business. The eco-lodge is about an hour and a half from Santo Domingo. The area where the lodge is located is surrounded by rivers and is perfect for day hiking and bird watching. There …

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It can be done in a day trip from Santo Domingo. Visit the Salto Grande waterfall with its water falling from a height of 35 meters. Salto Grande is the largest of four waterfalls from the 12-km Rio Grande waterfall. The swimming holes are ideal for bathing and relaxing after a moderately challenging hike. The …

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President Danilo Medina was in the mountain destination of Jarabacoa, La Vega on Thursday, 24 August 2017 for the formal inauguration of the Hotel Carmen at the Jarabacoa Country Club. The Hotel Carmen has 20 comfortable cabañas for guests to enjoy the natural beauty of the mountain destination. The promoter, former Minister Felix Jimenez (Felucho), …

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The president of the Civil Aviation Board Luis Ernesto Camilo announced that Boliviana de Aviación is interested in starting flights to the Casa de Campo / La Romana International Airport (LRM) in November 2017. The airline is owned by the government of Bolivia and operates flights to cities in Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Peru, and the …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) approved direct roundtrip flights from Quito in Ecuador to Punta Cana. The flights will be operated by Aerolíneas Galápagos (Aerogal). The airline, also known as Avianca Ecuador, primarily flies to the United States and Colombia from the Galapagos Islands. JAC also recently approved direct flights on Tam Linhas Aéreas on …

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If you can’t beat them join them, seems to be the new strategy to stimulate an increase in Jamaican tourist arrivals in coming years. Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, or the Spanish Caribbean, have been showing growth numbers in tourism in the Caribbean. Now, English-speaking Jamaica wants to convince people to go on multi-destination …

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There will be 97,000 hotel rooms in the Dominican Republic by 2018, says the Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry says the fast pace of hotel room construction places the Dominican Republic as the leader in growth in accommodations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic is the leading hotel destination in the Caribbean …

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