2021 Travel News Archive – Page 4

The Dominican Republic received two awards during the Uzakrota Travel Awards. The Turkish initiative seeks to recognize and reward excellent in travel and tourism. The Dominican Republic won in category #44 for World’s Leading Country Tourism Destination. The three winners were 1. Qatar (1030 votes), Dominican Republic (983 votes) and Turkey (778 votes). The DR …

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Dominican airports handled almost 1 million travelers in October; air traffic is growing in leaps and bounds. Both incoming and outgoing air traffic are on a steady rise, according to the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). From 1 to 31 October 2021, Dominican passenger flow was 949,783 passengers, a 9% growth compared to the same amount …

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Last week, the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) approved flights by AraJet from the Dominican Republic to the United States, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Mexico, Panama, Aruba, France, Guatemala, Peru, Haiti, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. The new Dominican airline will be flying a B-737-800, and expects to begin operations in January 2022. The JAC …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) approved new scheduled air transport services for passengers, cargo and mail on points from Russia to the Dominican Republic. The routes Rostov-on-Don/La Romana/Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk/La Romana/Novosibirsk and Ufa/La Romana/Ufa were approved. Azur Air uses a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with 531 seats, and will fly twice a week. Azur Air is making …

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The Civil Aviation Board authorized Colombian airline, Avianca to operate scheduled air passenger, cargo and mail services for the route: Bogota/Punta Cana/Bogota and Bogota/Santo Domingo/Bogota. The Colombian airline already was authorized from July 2021 to operate the Medellin/Punta Cana/Medellin route. Read more in Spanish:Civil Aviation Board 16 November 2021

GOL Airlines flight G37730 arrived on Saturday, 13 November 2021, directly from São Paulo, Brazil to Punta Cana International Airport. The flight was received with the traditional “water salute” by the firefighters. The flight inaugurated an itinerary of direct flights, three days per week — Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The arrival was welcomed to the …

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Maiki Dorrejo, from the Dominican Republic, won first in the 4th edition of the Hard Enduro Race, Terra Inferno. The race took place in Cap Cana, in southern Punta Cana from 11 to 13 November 2021. The event was a qualifier for the Enduro and Hard Enduro world championship to be held next year. With …

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Cruise ship passengers are returning. Amber Cove port in Puerto Plata reports it has bookings for docking of 18 cruise ships in November 2021. This could bring the total of maritime tourists to 100,000 so far this year. The Carnival Elation, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Pride and Carnival Horizon have made stops from the beginning of …

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The White House and Centers for Disease Control of the US government announce that foreign national air travelers to the United States are required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status before boarding an airplane to the United States. The United States’ new international air travel policy is effective 8 November …

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Las Galeras is a beach destination at the most eastern tip of the northeastern province of Samana. It is a place where beach hopping should be on the agenda of visitors. Indeed, many tourists take a boat trip to Las Galeras from Las Terrenas, on the western side of the peninsula. The road to get …

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