2020 Travel News Archive – Page 11

In the announcement on Sunday, 17 May 2020, about the sectors that are authorized to resume activities in recovery phase one, President Danilo Medina did not include the tourism sector. Earlier in the week, Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García had said that the local hotel and travel sector is ready to begin receiving visitors in …

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Several Dominican hotels are preparing to offer special deals to the hundreds of thousands of frontline workers in the United States that have given their best during the Covid-epidemic. Karisma Hotels & Resorts is one that is taking the lead. It has opened a public call to nominate the everyday heroes who are deserving of …

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Viva Wyndham Resorts are incorporating a meticulous Covid-19 response plan enhancing health and hygiene safety standards for its guests, visitors and employees with a meticulous Covid-19 response plan. The plan will be implemented at the resort company’s eight all-inclusive properties located throughout the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Bahamas. The response plan has been shaped …

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Until the closing of borders, most tourists to the Dominican Republic were from the United States. This means that the local travel industry will very much act in unison with health and safety measures that work well in the United States. The US Travel Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association have already launched …

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The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) announced the postponing for a date to be announced of its annual hotel and services booking event. The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) is, by far, the most important event of the year for the Dominican tourism industry. Paola Rainieri, president of Asonahores, said it was a …

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Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo announced during a press conference on Saturday, 14 March 2020, that all flights from Europe are suspended to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the country. So far an estimated 11 cases have been confirmed, all imported from abroad. The Dominican Republic has the most air connections of any …

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The Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) reported on Sunday, 15 March 2020, that cruise ship passengers arriving on ships to Dominican ports are being transferred to the international airports of La Romana, Las Americas (Santo Domingo) and Punta Cana to travel to their final destinations in Europe. Apordom says that the three ships that were in …

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The cruise ship the Dominican authorities had impeded dropping passengers off in the Dominican Republic last week, the Fred Olsen Cruise line’s Braemar was reported to be off Bahamas shores, looking for a port to dock. Reportedly on board are 682 passengers and 381 crew and at least five confirmed coronavirus cases. The ship was …

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There have been flight and maritime ship cancellations, and to a lesser extent convention and vacation hotel stays, as the spread of the Covid-19 virus has its effect on the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. The industry was just recovering this 2020 after being a victim of fake news in 2019. The region most …

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The Ministry of Tourism reports that TUIfly has plans to increase its air routes to the Dominican Republic for next winter. New direct flights are being added from Düsseldorf, Germany to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, with four frequencies a week onboard the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) with capacity for 300 seats. The flights are scheduled …

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