2021 Travel News Archive – Page 2

In what will certainly be the most important musical events of the decade, the bachata group known as Aventura is booked for two concerts at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo this coming Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 December 2021. The concert unites Romeo Santos and …

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Through 19 December, the evenings of the Colonial City are full of free artistic activities. The Plaza España is one of the venues for the events organized by the Ministry of Culture in the historic city center. The artistic performances are free to the general public. The performances include the presentation at Plaza España of …

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The emblematic Casa Bonita in southwestern Barahona suffered major damages after a fire destroyed the thatched roofs that mark the ecolodge. Tourists and staff at the hotel on Sunday, 12 December 2021 were evacuated. Read more in Spanish:Diario Libre Hoy Hoy 14 December 2021

The Ministry of Tourism is sharing recent tourism stats as the country prepares to end the year with new records in air arrivals. September tourist arrivals were at 365,540, October at 443,018, and November at 519,349 in 2021. The number of commercial flights in November is 4,305. Maritime arrivals are also recovering, with 30,609 in …

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November has set a new record in non-resident air arrivals with 519,349. November total arrivals are 12% higher than November 2019 and 7% above November 2018, the previous record year. Tourism Minister David Collado says 4,263,259 tourists have traveled here from January to November 2021, evidence of the recovery of the industry. The numbers for …

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Airports are enforcing the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) one-day Covid-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two as of 6 December 2021. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure Covid-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in Atlanta last week to promote travel to the Dominican Republic and sign new agreements. He presented on the country’s attractions to around 350 travel agents in the Atlanta market. The United States is the leading source of visitors to the Dominican Republic and Collado expects an increase in travelers …

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The Pan-American Confederation of Hotel, Gastronomy and Tourism Schools (CONPEHT) awarded Frank Rainieri, founder of the Puntacana Group and vice president of the Puntacana Group Foundation, the Miguel Torruco Marqués Pan-American Gold Medal of Merit for Tourism for his great contributions and initiatives developed in favor of the tourism sector in the Dominican Republic. Bolivar …

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President Luis Abinader was in Montecristi last week where he toured the newly renovated El Morro National Park tourist trail and lookout point and attended the ground breaking for two hotels. The new El Morro 190-meter trail takes visitors all the way to the El Zapato islet (known for its form as a shoe) and …

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Jarabacoa Fest is the first version of “Christmas in the Mountains.” The scheduled Christmas concert is included this year in the Jarabacoa Fest Woods. The event is booked for the amphitheater of “The Woods Restaurants & Villas” in Loma Atravesada, Jarabacoa. The chilly temperatures and the smell of pines are a given making the event …

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