2018 Travel News Archive – Page 22

Located right on Minitas Beach, the new beach club and restaurant makes the beach-going experience in La Romana’s Casa de Campo better still. A multi-million dollar investment created tropical style settings so that visitors can fully enjoy the Caribbean Sea views from many angles. The minimalist designs were created by architects Gianfranco and Nicola Fini …

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Corales Puntacana Resort & Club and its Corales Golf Club are hosting the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) this spring. The event will take place from 19 to 25 March 2018. An estimated 132 professional players will play to earn points for the FedExCup, a 49-tournament schedule that includes nine tournaments in eight countries …

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The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, with Casa de Campo ranked 6th. More than 9,000 Billfish Reports were submitted to the portal in 2017 from around the world. Criteria for the Top 10 include fish numbers, variety of billfish species, reports, average size of fish, length of season …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García remarked during the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) in Madrid, Spain that it was the trade show when he had held the most meetings with investors. He estimated hearing proposals for an additional 20,000 hotel rooms, or around 25% the local hotel inventory. Among the projects is a Spanish investor interested …

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The 15th Master of the Ocean is set for Tuesday, 27 February 2018, in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. Cabarete is the host destination for the only regional water sports competition that brings together the top competitors in surf boarding, wind and kite surfing and stand up paddle. The champion will win the Master of the Ocean …

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There is a direct flight connection from Brasilia (BSB) to Punta Cana (PUJ) on Saturdays and Sundays. The Latam Airlines flight JJ8104 began this January 2018. The airline is using an Airbus 319 for the flight with capacity for 144 passengers and five crew. Latam is the largest airline in Latin America, with 164 destinations …

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The Dominican Republic experienced a record year of tourism with 6,187,542 non-resident air arrivals in 2017, that translates into a 4% increase over the 5,959,347 non-resident arrivals in 2016, according to statistics kept by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic. The peak months for non-resident arrivals were July with 637,663 arrivals and December with …

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Cruise ship arrivals to the Dominican Republic were up 37% in 2017 compared to 2016. Dominican cruise ship ports received a boost in the months of November and December when cruise lines chose these for stops that would have been made at ports that were damaged during the September hurricanes Irma and Maria, including St. …

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A feature by Alisha Prakash of Oyster.com lists Zoetry Agua Punta Cana, an AmResorts property, as one of 10 top honeymoon destinations. The Honeymoon Guide feature recommends 10 all-inclusive resorts for romantic holidays around the world for 2017. It is published in USA Today on 27 December 2017. Zoetry is located on the north side …

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Alejandro Cambiaso of the Dominican Association of Medical Tourism says that the number of tourists coming for medical services in the Dominican Republic is on the rise. He says the services most in demand are surgery, dental implants and orthopedic treatments. Surgery services include esthetic and plastic surgery, dental treatments, fertility procedures, bariatric surgery, among …

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