2019 Travel News Archive – Page 5

The open waters swimming community will be gathering for the Sunday, 24 November 2019 swim in the waters of Salinas in Peravia province (Baní). The Hotel Salinas at Punta Salinas de Puerto Hermoso is the starting point for the Reto Salinas 2019. The distances are 500 meters, 2 km and 5 km. The beach is …

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85-year old Alfred Meister, the entrepreneur who brought Ocean World Adventure Park & Marina to Puerto Plata, passed away on 8 October 2019 in Puerto Plata. He is known for his investments in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, he developed the Ocean World Adventure Park & Marina together with his …

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Hodelpa Hotels has appointed Luigi Di Ciaccio the new director of three of the hotel chain’s properties in the Colonial City. These are Hodelpa Nicolás de Ovando, Hotel Novus Plaza Hodelpa on Calle El Conde and the Centro de Eventos Hodelpa Casa Real Centro (former Hotel Francés) on Calle Mercedes. Di Ciaccio invites to visit …

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The Dominican Republic is participating in the 26th Annual Florida Caribbean Cruise Association Conference from 21-25 October at the San Juan, Puerto Rico convention center. Orfila Salazar, in charge of the cruise ship department at the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), said that the country received more than a million cruise ship tourists from January to …

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The American Chamber of Commerce is inviting to the monthly luncheon on Wednesday, 23 October 2019 at 12:30pm at the Hotel Embajador. The guest speaker is Frank Comito, CEO and director-general of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA). Paola Rainieri, president of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), made the announcement. She said …

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On the heel of a wave of cancellations after weeks of widespread US press speculation on tainted beverages in the Dominican Republic in May, June and July 2019, a comprehensive FBI toxicology report just released denies there was factual evidence to the negative media stories. The findings by the FBI confirm the report Dominican forensic …

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Speaking during the International Tourism Fair (FIT) Latin America in Argentina, Deputy Tourism Minister Fausto Fernández highlighted how Argentina is an important source market for tourists to the Dominican Republic. He said Argentines make up the most Latin American travelers. He said travel of Argentines to the Dominican Republic has grown in a sustained way …

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Vinci Airports reported on 11 October 2019 that the airports operated by their affiliate Aerodom in the Dominican Republic exceeded 10% growth in passenger numbers for the third quarter of the year. The increase is attributed mainly to diversification in transport services and a focus on the quality of operation. Overall, Vinci reports that operations …

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Non-resident air travel to the Dominican Republic in September 2019 was slightly down from September 2018. Overall, non-resident tourist arrivals by air (including foreigners and non-resident Dominicans) were 323,662 visitors in September 2019, a decline of 41,706 passengers (11.4%) compared to September 2018. The numbers released by the Central Bank compare the 4,987,698 air arrivals …

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