2019 Travel News Archive – Page 10

Cigar Country celebrates “Best of the Best” in benefit of the DREAM Project Foundation. During the event that is in its fifth year, Cigar Aficionado magazine recognizes the manufacturer of the best Dominican cigar. For 2018 it is the E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic, chosen as the No.1 cigar in the world. Organizers promise a magical …

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Peruvian chef Carlos Sebastiani is the new executive chef at the JW Marriott at the Blue Mall. Upon arriving, he has focused on making changes in the menu of the hotel’s main restaurant. “We are working on a new concept for the restaurant based on the local experience. He said he is working with local …

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The province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez presents the Festival del Coco, “Festicoco,” from 24 July to 28 July 2019. The event coincides with Father’s Day in the Dominican Republic, which falls on the last Sunday of July. Nagua is the municipality where most of the coconut in the country is produced. There are around 500 …

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Former US President Bill Clinton was in Casa de Campo, La Romana, from this past Thursday, 18 July 2019. Andrés Pichardo Rosenberg, president of Casa de Campo, received Clinton at his arrival to Casa de Campo. A visitor to the Dominican Republic for the past two decades, Clinton was photographed walking through Altos de Chavón …

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Paola Rainieri, the president of the National Tourism & Hotels Association (Asonahores), says travel in June was down 2.5% but is recovering. During a visit to Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre newspaper, Rainieri said that the falloff was manageable. The decline is attributed to effects of the US press and social media …

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Over the first six months of the year, air travel reached 3,575,298 visitors. That is 134,493 more travelers than from January to June 2018. The 3.9% increase would have been greater, if not for the fact that travel in June stayed practically at the same level as in 2018, according to the monthly Central Bank …

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Outstanding kitesurfing athletes from all over the world are in Cabarete, Puerto Plata for the 22-28 July 2019 3rd Cabarete Kite Festival. The winner qualifies to participate in the “Red Bull King of Air” in Cape Town, South Africa in 2020. The Cabarete Festival was created by German-Dominican kitesurf athlete Susi Mai. In addition to …

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Travel for the first half of the year to the Dominican Republic was up 4.8%. There were some 7,939,942 air arrivals and departures from January to June 2019, as reported by the Statistics Division of the Dominican Civil Aviation Board (JAC). An additional 362,800 passengers were transported this year. Over the first six months of …

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The sea-fronting Puerto Plata Amphitheater announces the coming performance of romantic ballads by singers Fausto Rey and Puerto Rican Sophy. The presentation, “Exitos y mas exitos” is scheduled for Saturday, 27 July 2019. A super big band will accompany Fausto Rey and Sophy, says show promoter Luis Medrano. 16 July 2019

Princess Hotels & Resorts announced the Bavaro Princess in Punta Cana will be closed for renovations through 21 December 2019. The hotel will reopen on 22 December as the Grand Bavaro Princess. The accommodation units will be increased from 808 to 1290. The new rooms will be added on third floors now under construction. New …

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