2019 Travel News Archive – Page 20

Embassy Suites business hotel in the central Naco area of Santo Domingo is scheduled to get better. The Miami-based Sanchez + Coleman Studio was recently chosen by the new owners for the remodelling of the city hotel. Embassy Suites is the Hilton Hotels brand under which the hotel operations will continue. The contract was extended …

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It’s the time to go whale-watching in northeastern Samaná. For the most adventurous, and with cash to spend, it can mean actually swimming alongside humpback whales within their natural habitat. The Ministry of Tourism teamed up with US TV’s ABC News’ “Good Morning America” to follow Ginger Zee, the show’s chief meteorologist, who shared the …

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The La Romana-Casa de Campo community mourns the passing of 91-year old Alice Dye, wife of Pete Dye who created the emblematic Teeth of the Dog Golf Course in La Romana, putting Casa de Campo and the Dominican Republic on the global golf map since 1971. Casa de Campo honors Alice Dye for her participation …

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The Academia Iberoamericana de Gastronomia voted in favor of Santo Domingo as the Caribbean Gastronomic Culture Capital for 2019. This is a repeat of the honor the country won for 2018, and a celebration of the country’s diverse gastronomy. Rafael Anson, president of the Academy made the announcement. Santo Domingo has the most restaurants of …

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The most important cycling race held every year in the Dominican Republic, the Vuelta Independencia Nacional this year will take place 25 February to 3 March 2019. The event is organized by the Dominican Cycling Federation (Fedoci). The president of Fedoci, Jorge Blas Díaz announced that the race kicks off with a 125 km first …

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The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) announced that the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) would take place from 26 to 28 March 2019 at the BlueMall Puntacana in Puntacana Village. In making the announcement, Paola Rainieri, president of Asonahores, stated: “DATE has contributed to the sustained increase of Dominican tourism activity, and has been …

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King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Leticia attended the inauguration of the Fitur travel show in Madrid, Spain and visited the Dominican Republic pavilion on occasion of the country being the year’s Fitur partner country. The Dominican Republic is also the leading site for billions of euros in Spanish investment in the tourism …

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The central city of La Vega and its Union Carnavalesca announce preparations for the Carnaval Vegano 2019. The La Vega carnival is the most traditional in the country. For Carnival, the city fills the Jose Horacio Rodríguez Ave (Flamboyanes) and the Profesor Juan Bosch Avenue with carnival activities. This year, there will also be activities …

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