2022 Travel News Archive

The founder of Puntacana, Frank Rainieri announces the destination is breaking records in arrivals and international flights this year. A record of 574 international flights landed last week at the Punta Cana International Airport, up from a previous record of 534 in 2018. Rainieri forecasts total tourist arrivals for 2022 will surpass eight million tourists, …

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The Punta Cana Carnival this 2023 will be held on the first Sunday in February 2023, 4 February. In the Dominican Republic, Sundays in February are carnival time. The Punta Cana Carnival takes place event along the Boulevard Primero de Noviembre, the main street in the Punta Cana Village. For 15 years, the Punta Cana …

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The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) director-general, Retired Lt Col. Egbert Field, has confirmed that Dominican low-cost airline Arajet is interested in adding Guyana to its destinations. The low-cost carrier applied to the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) to add more destinations to its flights to points in the Caribbean, South America and Central America. Arajet …

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Learn interesting details on the history and geography of the Dominican Republic during a visit to the newly renovated Museum of History and Geography at the Plaza de la Cultura in Santo Domingo. Vice President Raquel Peña and Culture Minister Milagros German attended the inauguration of the renovated museum on Monday, 19 December 2022. The …

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Rod Stewart, the legendary British rock and pop singer, has included an 11 February 2023 concert at Altos de Chavon in La Romana in his 2022-2023 tour schedule. Rod Stewart is currently touring across six countries and has 41 upcoming concerts on what is said to be his last tour. The 77-year old performer has …

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The Punta Cana Carnival this 2023 will be held on the first Sunday in February 2023, 4 February. In the Dominican Republic, Sundays in February are carnival time. The Punta Cana Carnival takes place event along the Boulevard Primero de Noviembre, the main street in the Punta Cana Village. For 15 years, the Punta Cana …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the air agreement between the government of the Dominican Republic and the government of the People’s Republic of China. The agreement was signed in Beijing, China. The agreement had already passed in the Senate. The civil air transport service agreement establishes exemptions from customs duties, charges, fees and other levies …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the air agreement between the government of the Dominican Republic and the government of the People’s Republic of China. The agreement was signed in Beijing, China. The agreement had already passed in the Senate. The civil air transport service agreement establishes exemptions from customs duties, charges, fees and other levies …

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Playa Hotel & Resorts, the owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, announces it has expanded its Jewel Resorts brand with the addition of the two new Jewel Resorts in the Dominican Republic. Opening on 21 December 2022, Jewel Punta Cana will be the first-ever Jewel resort in the Dominican …

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The Presidency presented to the Senate a bill with fiscal facilities to better position local aviation to compete with big foreign aviation companies. The bill has a provision that would exempt Dominican operators from the payment of ITBIS tax on round trip flights for flights originating abroad to the Dominican Republic. The Draft Bill for …

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