2018 Travel News Archive – Page 2

There are 82 million Hilton Honors members around the world. Many of these now will be headed for the new Hilton La Romana resorts. Hilton Hotels & Resorts has added the Hilton La Romana family resort and adult resort (formerly the Dreams La Romana managed by AmResorts) to their global portfolio this year, in association …

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The National Association of Hotels & Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) recognized Frank Rainieri as “The Champion of Dominican Tourism” during the II Tourism Investment Forum that took place 27 November 2018 in Santo Domingo. The president of the Puntacana Group received the award from Miguel Adriano Tejada, editor of Diario Libre. In his …

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Few traveling to Samana today, where the French migration seems to prevail, are aware of the American heritage that marked the peninsula in the 1800s. A story in The New York Times, reminds all of the mark left in Samana by the group of more than 300 African-Americans who chartered a boat to Samana in …

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Colombian singer Carlos Vives will be at the Juan Lockward Amphitheater in Puerto Plata this coming Saturday, 22 December 2018. The Puerto Plata Amphitheater is located next to the San Felipe Fort and looks onto the Atlantic Ocean. Claro is the sponsor of the event and offers a 10% discount on ticket sales for Claro …

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Electric Paradise announces the full lineup for the three-stage festival. The event is scheduled for 22 December 2018 at Cap Cana on the Punta Cana beach coastline. The lineup that features Cardi B, combines hip-hop, electronic, indie, pop and underground scene. The 2018 event will feature (in alphabetical order): Omar Andino, Bedouin, Anstacia Corniere and …

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The Casa de Campo golf courses will host the 5th Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), with the participation of golfers from 30 countries. In a press conference to give details on the competition, Mark Lawrie, director for the Caribbean of LAAC said that the event is the most important regional golf tournament. He praised the …

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A leading Santo Domingo tourist attraction is getting a much-needed facelift. Pinturas Popular has come to the rescue of the iconic floral clock at the entrance of the Santo Domingo Botanical Gardens. The decorative clock has been out of order since 1998 when it was severely damaged during Hurricane Georges that pummeled the country. The …

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Air passenger traffic at the nation’s international airports reached 12,143,175 passengers from January to October 2018, according to the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). This is an increase of 5.28% over last year, meaning 607,959 more travelers in 2018 than during the same period in 2017. Travel in October 2018 alone was 939,892, up 4% when …

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Punta Cana is listed among the most popular Thanksgiving destinations for Americans by AAA. The entity is projecting that 54.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or further from home over the Thanksgiving holidays, 2.5 million more people or 4.8% more than last year. AAA’s top listed destinations are the theme-park of Orlando, Florida, followed …

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Viva Wyndham V Samana announced it will be adding new luxury accommodations for the winter season. The adults-only resort is in Cozón, Samaná, in the Las Terrenas destination on the northern side of the peninsula. Viva Wyndham is describing the new construction as “a resort-within-a-resort.” It is expanding to include 34 thatched-roof bungalows. The new …

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