2021 Travel News Archive – Page 7

After a shutdown for the Covid-19 health issues, Viva Wyndham is reopening its V Heavens in Playa Dorada as of 1 November 2021. The North Coast all-inclusive resort has 190 rooms and is located on Playa Dorada beach in Puerto Plata city. The resort is advertising special rates for the reopening. Read more: Viva Wyndham …

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The world is a different one and people are getting back to traveling. As a result, new records in air arrivals are being set even in September, usually a slow month for Dominican tourism. The Ministry of Tourism reports that September 2021 was the best September for tourism in the entire history of the Dominican …

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Coral reefs generate US$1.14 billion a year in the Dominican Republic as a result of economic activities linked to the beaches in Bayahibe, Punta Cana and Samana. The findings were presented at an event held at the Ministry of Economy. The study is part of an international public-private alliance. The recreational use of beaches, recreational …

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The possibility that there would be a new airport in the province of La Altagracia, near Bavaro, was dealt a major setback, after the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) revoked the permit to build the airport. The permit had been granted days before the end of the Danilo Medina administration in 2020. The TSA judges ruled …

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The Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Haiti are still on the United Kingdom’s Red List. This is a list of countries that have very significant travel restrictions applied for entrance into the UK. In short, this means that only British citizens can travel from any of these nations to the United Kingdom. …

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The Dominican Republic managed to consolidate its position as the number one long-haul tourist destination in the French market by advancing agreements and negotiations with the Karavel Promovacances group, the Les Entreprise du Voyayes EdV Association, the SETO Tour Operators Union and the Air France and Air Caraibes airlines during the Top Resa trade show …

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Tourism Minister David Collado took advantage of the country participation in the Top Resa tourism fair to have a side meeting with his French colleague, Jean Baptiste Leomoyne. Collado lobbied for France to upgrade the Dominican Republic to green category to facilitate that French people travel again in large numbers to their preferred long haul …

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The Puerto Plata city cruise ship port Taino Bay is scheduled to open to cruise ships this winter season. The port joins Carnival Cruise’s Amber Cove terminal, located about half an hour drive to the south, along the same northern coastline. Taino Bay is located right in the provincial capital and the city’s cultural and …

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Aeroflot has begun its flights from Moscow to Punta Cana on 1 October 2021. Flights are on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Travelers gain almost a full day on arrival. The airline is using a Airbus A350-900XWB, configured with 316 seats. On the departure, the flight SU157 leaves Punta Cana (PUJ) at 1:35pm arriving in Moscow …

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Travelers to and from the Dominican Republic need to file an E-ticket with the Migration Agency. The form and the filing are free online. People are alerting that there is a scam of companies that offer to sell you the e-ticket for a charge of US$79 on your credit card. There is no charge for …

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