2019 Travel News Archive – Page 13

United Airlines has announced an additional fall-winter flight on their Newark-Santo Domingo route. The new 6:15am flight is scheduled to start on 5 October 2019 and operate through 8 March 2020. The airline now offers three flights to Newark International Airport (EWR) from Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo. The flight schedules are: …

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Iberostar hotel chain announced the inauguration of their Coral Lab in Bávaro, Punta Cana. The effort gives continuity to earlier initiatives by the Punta Cana Group in the southern part of the more than 50 km long Punta Cana beach strip. Coral Lab is part of the Wave of Change movement by Iberostar that is …

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The Ministry of Tourism has organized a series of tribute games at US Major League Baseball ballparks this summer to promote the contribution of Dominican ballplayers to the sport. These begin on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 with a first Dominican Day at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The games will pay tribute to the …

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Deputy Tourism Minister Julio Almonte reports that in the first five months of the year, 86 cruise ships have arrived to Amber Cove, the Carnival Cruise port in Maimón. From January to May, 365,257 have arrived on the cruise ships. Of these 273,399 were cruise passengers and another 91,858 crew. Puerto Plata is the country’s …

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Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort Casino & Aquagames is promoting the new attractions at their fully refurbished holiday complex that reopened to the public in December 2018. US$30 million were invested in the renovation that includes two new buildings and several new services and amenities. The resort complex offers activities for all ages and has …

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“Amor de los Amores Tour 2019” is coming to the Carlos Piantini Hall at the National Theater on 24-25 May 2019. Gilberto Santa Rosa (El Caballero de la Salsa), the Puerto Rican legend of salsa music, promises to perform his best hits on those evenings to celebrate Mother’s Day in the Dominican Republic that is …

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Aridio Perdomo of Hoy newspaper reports that the months-long drought affecting the north coast of the Dominican Republic hasn’t dried out the popular north coast waterfall attraction, Los Saltos de Damajagua.” The waterfalls are located about half an hour from Puerto Plata city. According to Roberto Luis Gómez Santana, administrator of the natural monument, so …

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The Spanish airline Evelop landed on 9 May 2019 for the first time at Punta Cana International Airport, transporting European passengers on board its A350-900 with capacity for 432 passengers. The flight is now operating the Madrid (MAD) to Punta Cana International (PUJ) route with three flights a week in winter, on Tuesdays, Fridays and …

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The Ministry of Tourism was active in promoting travel to the Dominican Republic in the recent Arabian Travel Market (ATM) held in Dubai, United Arabian Emirates. The event is the most important travel-booking event for the Middle East. Some 2,800 exhibitors were present for the 4-day event held 19 to 22 April 2019. An estimated …

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