2022 Travel News Archive – Page 19

The Ivan Tovar Immersive Experience, the Alcazar, Maritime Museum and The Flying Fox are now all within a short block in the Colonial City. The Ivan Tovar Surrealism Exhibition is Santo Domingo’s first Immersive Experience, the 3D exhibit of the paintings, drawings and sculptures by Ivan Tovar, one of the top Dominican artists. He lived …

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Vinci Concessions CEO and president of Vinci Airports, Nicolas Notebaert, praised President Luis Abinader when attending the inauguration of the modernization of the central atrium at Las Americas International Airport. President Luis Abinader was present for the official inauguration of the €14 million renovations. In his remarks, Notebaert praised President Abinader for his government’s handling …

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Tourism Minister David Collado tweeted that the strong rebound in Canadian travel is filling the void left by the cancelled Russian and Ukranian flights. He announced that April has started strong and should be a record month. In April, 30% of the tourists are from the United States, 11 from Canada, followed by European tourists. …

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The Tourism Cabinet approved the country’s new Protocol for the Management of Non-Commercial Private Aviation last week. The new guidelines seek to facilitate aviation tourism. Airport Department Victor Pichardo made the presentation at the Presidential Palace. The new guidelines seek to enhance safety and make the country’s international and domestic airports more efficient and transparent …

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A long period of struggle may now have come to an end. Both tourists and Uber drivers will be better off. A deal has been struck in Punta Cana as the Uber Caribe group has agreed to accept taxi drivers who belong to the Dominican Confederation of Tourist Taxis (Codotatur) as member drivers under a …

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The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) says that occupancy levels are back to levels that were normal before the pandemic. Andres Marranzini, executive vice president for Asonahores, said that hotels on average are reporting 74.6% occupancy for the Easter holidays, similar to Easter Week occupancies in 2019, the pre-pandemic year. Rafael Blanco Tejera, president …

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The United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic announced the formal opening of a new consular agency in Puerto Plata. Tourism Minister David Collado was invited to the Puerto Plata consular agency ribbon-cutting ceremony. Collado tweeted: “It was a great honor to be invited to the ribbon-cutting of the new American Embassy consular office in …

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The US Embassy announced that the US Department of State has restored the Dominican Republic country status to Level 2 for travel. The US Department of State travel advisory tells travelers to “exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to Covid-19.” Covid-19 cases are down to a 7-day average of 49 cases and there …

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In a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Minister David Collado, Deputy Minister Jacqueline Mora and the president of the National Hotel & Tourism Association Rafael Blanco Tejera announced the recovery of the Dominican tourism sector. “Today, I can say here, with full confidence, as Minister of Tourism and coordinator of the Tourism …

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The Cirque du Soleil “Kooza” show is one of the attractions for those visiting Punta Cana this 2022 winter season. The show produced by David Shiner is described as a blend of subcontinental sounds, stunning lighting, and costumes with theatrical ingenuity and acrobatic wonder. Recognized worldwide, Cirque du Soleil has constantly sought to invoke imagination, …

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