2019 Travel News Archive – Page 22

Seaborne Airlines announced it is resuming its nonstop service between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) and Santiago’s Cibao International Airport (STI) with an inaugural flight scheduled to depart SJU on Thursday, 14 February 2019. The service is scheduled to operate three days a week – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The company says …

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Construction began in mid-December 2018 at the 11-floor AC Hotels by Marriott in Santiago de los Caballeros. The new city hotel is under construction at Calle del Sol, near the Monumentos de los Heroes de la Restauración, the main focus of nightlife in Santiago. This is the first AC Marriott to be built in the …

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Sunwing is offering a weekly direct flight service from Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) in the popular sun destination departing every Wednesday since 19 December 2018 until 27 March 2019, inclusive. The flight is also attractive to residents in northern Ontario. The airline is offering resort packages for its …

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President Danilo Medina was in Puerto Plata this past December for the inauguration of the Presidential Suites Cabarete, the newest hotel project of The Lifestyle Group that also operates a major development in Cofresí, Puerto Plata. The Presidential Suites Cabarete was built with an investment of US$36 million. Currently at the opening of the first …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic says 2018 will close surpassing the mark of 6.5 million tourist arrivals. This is an increase of 650,000 non-resident visitors. Revenues are estimated to surpass US$7.61 billion at the year’s end, up 6% compared to 2017, or about US$433 million more. Central Bank Governor revealed on 28 December …

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