2020 Travel News Archive – Page 14

The Bonao Carnival is in its 30th year. This year for the Sundays in February (except 16 February election day) through 8 March, there will be several urban, merengue and salsa performers that will be the sideshow to the traditional Bonao carnival parades. On the list of performers are merengue singers Ala Jaza, Omega el …

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Air Century begins new flights from northern Santo Domingo airport of La Isabela (JBQ) to Santiago de Cuba (SCU). The airline will be flying a CRJ200 jet with capacity for 50 passengers as of 18 March 2020. Air Century explains that the new flight responds to the demand by their clients for more destinations in …

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The Dominican Republic registered a record number of 116,390 air operations for January-December 2019. More than 14,400,000 passengers were transported on inbound and outbound flights through the country’s main airports, according to a statistical report prepared by the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). A record of 1,247,001 passengers were transported in December 2019 alone, when there …

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Anex Tourism Group, the largest transporter of Russian tourists to the Caribbean, announced it will invest US$1.8 billion in a 7,000-room vacation development in Macao Beach in northern Punta Cana over the next five years. President Danilo Medina was present for the ceremony celebrating the start of construction on 16 January 2020. A first resort …

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The Finest Resorts for vacationing families and adults will open this September 2020 in Punta Cana. The property is a sister hotel to the Excellence Collection. The all-inclusive hotel will have 455 all-suite accommodations. Finest Punta Cana resort will be divided into half for adults only and Excellence Club areas, and half for all ages …

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This is not exactly a “car” trip, since the route suggested recommends the use of an SUV or an all-terrain vehicle for this adventure that begins in San José de Ocoa. The trip is a mix of mountain valleys and rough landscapes, but ends in one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Bahia …

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2019 was a bad year for Dominican tourism, and the stats show this. The bad press after media coverage of several US tourists that died in the Dominican Republic in mid-2019 had the same effect as a nasty tropical storm. The US FBI would confirm the tourists died from natural causes, but the damage was …

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The Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo announced the Pedernales Master Plan contemplates the construction of 12,000 hotel rooms in the southwestern beach area. The Canadian firm, Lemay developed the plan. The tourism development plan was presented to ambassadors and invited media on Thursday, 16 January 2020. The government is looking for potential investors to …

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The Dominican Association of Medical Tourism (ADTS) announces the celebration of the 5th International Medical and Wellness Tourism Congress. The event will take place 21-23 October 2020 in a hotel in Santo Domingo. Alejandro Cambiaso, president of the organization, says that in 2019, around 47,725 international patients came for health tourism services and another 69,550 …

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The municipal election is set for this February. February is also the carnival month in the Dominican Republic, and nothing is stopping carnival. The organizers of the La Vega Carnival, the lead carnival in the country, announced the music (bachata, merengue, urban music) line up for this year. On the program are Frank Reyes, Elvis …

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