2022 Travel News Archive – Page 2

The Chamber of Deputies passed the aviation agreement signed on 2 November 2018 with the People’s Republic of China and on 12 November 2018 with Uruguay. The agreements had already passed in the Senate. The agreements now return to the Executive Branch for enactment. As reported in Listin Diario, the purpose of the China-DR agreement …

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Sky High Aviation Services initiated direct flights from Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 13 December 2022. The airline joins American Airlines and Spirit that already offer non-stop flight service from the capital city airport to the Miami international airport. Sky High Aviation Services is a Dominican Republic carrier. It …

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Plus Ultra of Spain last week became the first airline to connect Santiago’s Cibao International Airport with Madrid’s Barajas International Airport. Santiago is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. The inaugural flight landed on Saturday, 17 December at the Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago. This is the first transatlantic flight to land …

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President Luis Abinader was in Miches for the inauguration of the all-inclusive Temptation Miches Resort and the Temptation Grand Miches Resort. Temptation is a Mexican hotel brand. Original Group of Mexico is the investor. The company reports an investment of US$180 million, including financing of US$92 million by the Dominican government bank, the Banco de …

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The Ministry of Tourism reports air arrivals of 6,397,444 visitors by air, and another 1,085,606 cruise ship passengers, setting a new record in arrivals for the first 11 months of the year. Tourist arrivals from January to November were 7,483,050. Tourism Minister David Collado reported 571,354 tourist arrivals by air in November 2022, a new …

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Salcedo and environs in Hermanas Mirabal province is considered a cultural destination with thousands stopping every year at the Mirabal Sisters Museum. But now the province is claiming a new attraction, the Museo Magua in Ojo de Agua. Inaugurated in November 2021, the community museum is the creation of Juan Peña and is located on …

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Jetair Caribbean announces that as of 16 March 2023 it is suspending flights to Santo Domingo from Curacao. The airline had operated the route for two years. The company announced it would not continue the CUR-SDQ-CUR route because of the limited demand and excessive airlane seat supply. The new low cost Dominican airline Arajet is …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced the Dominican Republic received 571,354 tourists in November 2022. Tourist receipts are estimated at more than US$532.3 million. Dominican tourism continues to reach record figures with the visit of almost 7.5 million people in the first eleven months of this year, generating US$7.81 billion in hard currency in the same …

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The Ministry of Tourism announces it will promote the new darling of Dominican tourism, Miches, during the upcoming participation in Fitur, the Madrid-based tourism trade show, from 18 to 22 January 2023. Miches is located north of Punta Cana, on the eastern coastline of the Dominican Republic. “This year, there is great expectation with the …

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