2020 Travel News Archive – Page 2

The Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship PGA Tour is happening this week in Punta Cana (24-27 September 2020). The leading sports event has a purse of US$4 million. The event positions the Dominican Republic in the minds of golf players worldwide. John Norris, vice president for PGA Tours, said that even with all the …

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These are the best times for adventure tourism. Experts say physical distancing reduces the risk of catching Covid-19. Domestic travel is the way to go, and now many National Parks are ready to receive your visit. There are now 48 protected areas that can be visited Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturdays …

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NBC and the Golf Channel will be covering the plays as PGA Tour golfers compete for the US$4 million purse offered at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. The tournament is to be played at the Corales Golf Course with six holes interacting with the Caribbean Sea. The championship is Thursday, 24 September to …

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Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana is promoting its Sunday, 8 November 2020 Guns N’ Roses concert. The show will be held at the Hard Rock Golf Club at Cana Bay. Hard Rock Punta Cana is one of the many Punta Cana area resorts that have reopened with new health protocols. The resorts are so large …

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The Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) and the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) signed an agreement on Wednesday, 9 September 2020 to join efforts to promote the Dominican Republic’s country brand. The CEI-RD & Mitur agreement is in preparation for the upcoming launching of the country brand strategy. Tourism Minister David Collado and CEI-RD director …

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Disembarking passengers are no longer required to submit PCR tests with negative results prior to entering the Dominican Republic. Random quick breath PCR tests will be carried out to diagnose for Covid-19. The new Israeli technology makes it possible to test for disease and have results almost immediately. The measure (AIC-06/2020) is to facilitate the …

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On Sunday, 6 September, President Luis Abinader was in Miches, on the east coast, for the inauguration of a dock and the start of construction by the Original hotel group of a beach resort. The adults-only Temptation Miches Resort will have 382-room. Original is a Mexican tourism company that is also building the smaller 114-room …

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TUI Fly flights from Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam will be landing in Curacao before making stops in Punta Cana and Montego Bay (Jamaica). The company announced it would be adapting triangle routes to the Caribbean with the stopovers to start this coming winter season. As reported, last winter Montego Bay and Punta Cana had …

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Blue Diamond Resorts announces the reopening of its Punta Cana resorts this October 2020. The resorts are reopening with new health and safety measures in place. Guests will also benefit from the guaranteed insurance for Covid-19 announced by the Abinader administration. The scheduled reopening dates are:Hideaway at Royalton Punta Cana: 1 OctoberRoyalton Punta Cana: 1 …

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President Luis Abinader said he will be touring Pedernales with his wife and one of his daughters this weekend. He said he deserves the break after the intense first two weeks in government. He made the observation during a meeting with leading Dominican media editors at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 26 August. Abinader promised …

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