2021 Travel News Archive – Page 5

In 2019, the bachata was Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Now, the best bachata dancers in the world are summoned to compete for the title of Bachata Dancers World Champions in November 2022. The invitations are out to …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in Chicago, Illinois, USA where he met with hosted an event with nearly 300 travel agents, tour operators and airlines to promote travel from Chicago and Orlando, Florida. During his stay in Chicago, Collado also signed agreements of intent to promote inclusive tourism for people with disabilities with Laurel Van …

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The hotel that markets itself as an expansive entertainment vacation is now open in Cap Cana, in southern Punta Cana. The themed family beach resort is on Playa Juanillo. It has 228 suites and 40 ultra-luxe villas. It has an entertainment village with live performances on two stages, 10 food and beverage venues, and much …

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MLB baseball stars are playing this year in the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The games are taking place in Santo Domingo (Quisqueya-Juan Marichal Ball Park), San Pedro de Macorís (Tetelo Vargas Ball Park), Santiago (Cibao Ball Park), La Romana (Francisco Micheli Ball Park) and San Francisco de Macorís (Julián Javier Ball Park). Most games …

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October 2021 set a new record for tourism arrivals in the month. In October, the number of non-resident arrivals peaked at 443,018, bringing the total for this pandemic year to 3,669,761 tourists arriving by air. The forecast for the end of 2021, is that non-resident arrivals reach close to 4.9 million people. This would be …

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Santiago is a mecca for medical services, university studies and cultural activities. Now the Ministry of Tourism committed during the ExpoTurismo recent event to include the second largest city in international promotions. Tourism Minister David Collado said the time has come for promoting the destination in Europe, the United States and all the Caribbean. Collado …

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Carnival Cruise’s newest Mardi Gras mega cruise ship has been making stops at the Amber Cove terminal in Puerto Plata. This past week, Dominican Republic’s Miss Universe Kimberly Jimenez, the godmother of the ship, and the president of Carnival Cruise Line, Christine Duffy were present to welcome the Mardi Gras tourists to port. The ship …

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The Iberostar hotel group, the German government’s Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Ministry of Environment have launched a public-private partnership to encourage the involvement of the tourism sector in the implementation of solutions for the marine-coastal ecosystems in the Dominican Republic. The initiative seeks to contribute to the well-being of marine ecosystems through coral …

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Starting Wednesday, 3 November 2021, American Airlines is flying tourists from Austin, Texas’s Bergstrom Interrnational (AUS) to Punta Cana International (PUJ), gateway to dozens of beach resorts. American has made available a B737-800 with capacity for 164 passengers for the flight. As reported, the Texas flight will feed important cities in central and western United …

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The white sandy beaches of Bavaro and Punta Cana and the rest of the tourist havens in the east of the Dominican Republic are now practically free of the sargassum seaweed that made beach going often uncomfortable for people. With the daily increase in tourists, this is, indeed, very good news. El Caribe 26 October …

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