2022 Travel News Archive – Page 24

When it is bitter cold in the northeastern United States, style trendsetter Martha Stewart writes of her travels to the Dominican Republic for her blog. She described the most recent stay in the country as “a glorious week with friends.” She had already been to the Dominican Republic for the Christmas holidays and had reported …

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More routes will be opened, there will be more frequencies and the cost of fares between the Dominican Republic and the United States will drop, forecasts the president of the Dominican Civil Aviation Board, Jose Ernesto Marte Piantini. He announced recently that aviation authorities of both countries are honing the aviation agreement between both countries. …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) in the Dominican Republic says that JetBlue’s pilot run of the Boston/Puerto Plata/Boston route has been successful. As of 8 January 2022, the airline was authorized through a special permit to explore the feasibility of the route. The company now has requested the route be included regularly in its operating …

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That the capital city of the Dominican Republic be included in the list of the “10 Best Places to Retire Around the World” published by Travel & Leisure comes as quite a surprise. People usually mostly complain about the traffic jams in Greater Santo Domingo. But, for those who can void traffic jam hours, the …

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The Ministry of Environment reports that since the start of the humpback whale-watching season 2022 on 15 January 2022, more than 35,000 people have taken the excursions in the Samaná Bay. There is still time for whale-watching. The season ends on 31 March. During the 2021 season, 32,984 people took the authorized whale-watching excursions in …

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Omicron had a lulling effect primarily on flights of sun-seeking tourists from Canada. Nevertheless, Tourism Minister David Collado is optimistic the country will surpass the arrival of seven million tourists in 2022, a new record. Despite Omicron and the cold front, the minister says travel is on pace to reach the record number. Collado reported …

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Diario Libre interviewed Monika Infante, CEO of Aerodom (Vinci Airports) in the Dominican Republic. The executive shared what’s happening this year at the Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata international airports. Santo Domingo. Aerodom is renovating to improve the shopping experience at the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ), the second-largest in travel passenger volume and main …

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Aerodom (Vinci Airports) is working on installing a Boeing airplane repair center encompassing an area of 300,000 square meters at the María Montez International Airport (BRX) in southwestern Barahona. The announcement was made during a Diario Libre interview with Monika Infante, CEO of Aerodom in the Dominican Republic. The actual construction of the workshops will …

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Frontier and Spirit announce they will be merging their operations soon. This merge would create the fifth largest airline in the United States. Both Frontier and Spirit serve the Dominican Republic. Frontier has gained thousands of followers because it connects many cities that before had not had direct flights. Both Frontier and Spirit are low-cost …

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Medical tourism is a major industry in the Dominican Republic. Santiago is a leader in attracting foreign customers and patients for quality medical services at a lower cost. The Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS), a major private medical center in Santiago, recently received a RD$45 million loan from the Banco de Reservas, the government commercial …

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