2021 Travel News Archive – Page 9

The 29th National Visual Arts Biennial now open at the Museum of Modern Art continues to attract thousands of art-loving fans. The exhibitions are free for all audiences. The exhibits have been described as controversial, a protest, aggressive, diverse, infantile, colorful and representative of Dominican contemporary art. The exhibits are open 10am to 6pm at …

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La Romana celebrates the gradual return of cruise ship tourists to the Casa de Campo Tourist Terminal. Daniel Zance, speaking for the La Romana cruise ship port, said that Carnival Horizon has been bringing 2,632 passengers on board and 1,432 crew members. “We have expressed our confidence in a gradual post-pandemic reopening, complying with the …

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Visiting tourists will be less than an hour’s drive away from watching one of the Dominican Professional Winter League (Lidom) once the tournament resumes next month. Games start on 27 October and will continue through the end of January. The season will have 40 games that makes it shorter than usual. The regular season will …

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The organizers of Master of the Ocean announced the event is taking place 14-18 September 2021 at Playa Encuentro, on the western side of Cabarete Beach in Puerto Plata. The annual “Four Sports – One Champion” sports event gathers elite athletes to compete in surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing,and Stand Up Paddle. The event is promoted as …

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The Migration Agency (DGM) has consolidated Migration, Customs and new Public Health forms in one, the e-ticket. This electronic ticket is required for the entry and exit of the Dominican Republic. It is obligatory as of 1 September 2021. The form is relatively easy to fill out. Once the data is entered, a QR code …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in New York for a presentation of the Dominican Republic as a destination to more than 200 travel agencies and tour operators of New York State. The event was held at the Light House at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Collado thanked the travel agencies and tour operators for their support. …

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Russian tourists are not wasting time to book their vacations in the Dominican Republic. With Azur Air, Nordwind, Royal Flights, the direct flights are back. Aeroflot is expected to begin flights starting 1 October 2021. On 5 September 2021, a Nordwind flight landed in Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport filled with sun-seeking tourists. Pegas …

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The National Association of Hotels & Tourism (Asonahores) and the Ministry of Public Health are working together to ensure hotel and resort workers get the Pfizer booster shot. This is a third vaccine for workers that are already fully vaccinated. In the Dominican Republic upwards of 72% of people have received first two doses of …

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President Luis Abinader signed the agreement for the implementation of the Comprehensive Tourism and Urban Development program for the Colonial City. The Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) and the European Union are funding the program. The IDB funding was approved in December 2016 and only now will be implemented. The US$90 million loan (DR-L1084) calls for …

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President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado attended the symbolic start of construction of the Courtyard by Marriott Santo Domingo hotel in Piantini, National District. The 17-floor hotel will be built at Freddy Prestol Castillo corner Porfirio Herrera in the thriving residential and commercial Piantini district. The hotel is scheduled to open in summer …

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