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Chinese tourists cleared to travel to the Dominican Republic

A week after the Dominican Republic and China announced the start of diplomatic relations, on 8 May 2018, People’s Republic of China removed the country from a list of countries off limits to its nationals are authorized to visit. The measure opens doors for Chinese tour operators to sell Dominican vacation packages. Now, when a …
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Millenials make up most tourists that visit the DR

Millenials lead in visitors to the Dominican Republic, writes Tomás Hungría, executive director of the Juan Dolio Tourism Development Association, in an article in Diario Libre. He says this follows a global trend. Statistics indicate that 839,932 millenials, ages 21 to 35 years, visited the Dominican Republic from January to May 2018. That means that …
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Coming new this winter at Melia resorts in Punta Cana

The Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort is accepting bookings for November 2018. The adults-only property promises luxurious facilities, superior quality cuisine and Meliá Paradisus ‘The Level’ high-end service. The hotel is also attractive to golfers, as the Cocotal Golf Course is walking distance from the property. Rooms at the hotel are 42 square meters, decorated …
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MITUR promotes meetings and conventions at LAMITE

The Ministry of Tourism was host to the Latin America Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange 2018 (Lamite) from 18-20 June 2018. The meetings took place at the Jaragua Renaissance and the Santo Domingo Sheraton hotels on the Malecón in Santo Domingo. The event brought together travel wholesalers and other tourism industry businesses. Deputy Minister of …
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Super fares for travel on Air Caraibes and Aeromexico

Air Caraibes is promoting its US$611 fares in economy without bags non-stop from Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) and the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) to Paris Orly International Airport (ORY). The fares are subject to availability and are for flights from 16 June to 14 July and from 4 September to 14 …