2018 Travel News Archive – Page 23

With nightly rates of US$5,000 to US$18,000, Atlantic Ocean-fronting Ani Villas in Rio San Juan, east of Puerto Plata on the north coast, opened this winter season catering to elite travelers, weddings, celebrations and corporate events. The villas are designed by Dominican architect Sarah García and combine the finest in tropical design, contemporary finishes, and …

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Punta Cana International Airport serves the largest number of airlines in the Caribbean and Central America. Expectations are that it will become even more attractive for airline companies and the local and international travelers they serve once US pre clearance service goes into effect as scheduled during the second quarter of 2018, credible sources told …

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Minister of Environment Francisco Dominguez Brito has confirmed that in Cap Cana in the southern Punta Cana area, developers were granted permits for 17 high -rise towers of more than 20 floors on 19 December 2017, as reported in Diario Libre. These received tax free incentives authorized by Confotur. Fifteen of the companies belong to …

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President Danilo Medina was in Puerto Plata on 28 December 2017, for the inauguration of the Hodelpa Emotions and the VH Atmosphere in Playa Dorada. The Hodelpa Emotions hotel has 475 rooms and is the former Heavens Playa Dorada. Edmundo Aja, chief executive of the local hotel chain, gave the keynote address, highlighting the hotel …

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