2022 Travel News Archive – Page 16

Tourism Minister David Collado was in Colombia to negotiate deals for more travel to and from Colombia last week. He announced the opening of new routes. “Great news for our tourism! We held an important meeting with Daniel Fajardo, vice president of Route Network of @Avianca, who guaranteed us the opening of more routes from …

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The Dominican Republic is listed on Airbnb’s top trending summer destinations based on where users were booking stays between 1 June and 31 August 2022. There are three destinations in Mexico, three in Italy, two in Costa Rica, and one in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas on the Airbnb summer destinations trending list. The …

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When it initiates flights at the end of July 2022, Dominican travelers will get a direct connection to El Salvador for the first time. Arajet has plans for direct flights so that people from El Salvador can use Santo Domingo as a connecting point to other destinations in the Caribbean, North America and South America. …

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Latin America’s tall ships are coming to Santo Domingo port as part of the Velas Latinoamérica 2022, the Latin American tall ship tour/regatta. From 31 May to 4 June, tall ships from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay are docking at the Terminal Don Diego right beside the Colonial City attractions of the capital city. …

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Casa de Teatro announced the schedule for the Santo Domingo Jazz Festival 2022 that starts Thursday, 2 June and ends 28 July 2022 at Casa de Teatro, on Arzobispo Meriño Street in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. Due to the pandemic, the Casa de Teatro jazz festivals were not held in 2020 and 2021. …

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After days when it closed for the maintenance of the runway, the Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) in La Union, Puerto Plata, is once again open to travelers. The north coast airport had been closed for about ten days to refurbish the main runway end safety area, and other areas at a cost of over …

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Tamboril is a municipality in central Santiago province known for its fields of tobacco and tobacco plantations that can be seen from Duarte Highway. Now, the municipality wants to show off the farms and the people’s skills at making cigars to the world and is inviting to the Dominican Cigar Fest on 3, 4 and …

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The Ministry of Culture announces museums will stay open until late and be free to the general public on Saturday, 25 June on occasion of the “Long Night of Museums” event. Culture Minister Milagros German said that this year museums all around the country will be incorporated into the celebration of museums and culture. She …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced the approval of the proposal to rebuild the Fishermen’s Village on Terrenas Beach in Samaná, on the northeastern coast. Tourism Minister David Collado and senator Pedro Catrain were present when the city councilors voted “yes” to the reconstruction. The Ministry of Tourism infrastructure fund will be used to restore the …

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Lonely Planet tells its readers that it’s easy and cost-effective to get around in the Dominican Republic. The famous travel guide and website stresses that it is easy to get around from beach to beach in the Dominican Republic. Lonely Planet extolls the “efficient highway system” that links robust network of roads links towns and …

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