2022 Travel News Archive – Page 26

Dominican Laser sailor Raúl Aguayo was the big winner of the Carib Wind Regatta that took place 21-23 January 2022 in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. Second place went to German world champion sailor Wolfgang Gerz and third place to Mike Matan of the United States. Esneiry Pérez won in the Radial category for the Dominican Republic, …

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The Ministry of Environment announced the start of the whale-watching season in the northeastern province of Samaná. The excursion to watch the acrobatics of the humpback whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) is one of the leading attractions in Samaná province and drives thousands of tourists to the northeastern peninsula. The excursions also take tourists to the protected …

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The Ministry of Labor has confirmed that the Lady of Altagracia Day holiday will merge with the Duarte Day holiday forming a four-day long weekend from 21 to 24 January 2022. Altagracia Day honors the Virgin of High Grace and is celebrated on 21 January every year. By agreement with the Catholic Church, religious holidays …

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Legendary Dominican composer-singer Juan Luis Guerra has taken up residence at Hard Rock Punta Cana Resort where he will perform four live concerts in February 2022. The concerts are serving as the launching of the artist’s new global tour entitled “Entre Mar y Palmeras.” The concerts mark the end to two years of online concerts …

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JetBlue Airways has been cleared to operate 17 flights on the Boston-Puerto Plata-Boston route. The airline will be using a 186-passenger A320 for the BOS-POP flight. The flights will operate from January until 2 April 2022. This is a new route for JetBlue. Some 6,324 seats are added to the leading airline’s capacity to the …

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Maintenance crews are at work in the installation of the new emergency cable at the Puerto Plata Cable Car. The emergency cable is to assist users in the event of a skylift service breakdown. The cable was received on 15 January 2022, announced the administrator of the cable car operation, Atahualpa Paulino. He said engineers …

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President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana where he attended the formal inauguration of the Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap Cana by Karisma. During the event, Abinader also announced that the same Karisma Group would be the first to invest in Pedernales, the new tourism destination in the southwest. During the inauguration, Jorge Feliz Germán, president …

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The Dominican Republic is the country partner for the Spanish travel marketing fair, Fitur that opens 19 January 2022 in Madrid, Spain. The event this year will take place 19 to 23 January 2022 at the IFEMA Madrid exhibition hall. The Ministry of Tourism has coordinated with the Dominican tourism industry the presentation of special …

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The open doors in the Dominican Republic to tourists from all over the world is paying off. The Ministry of Tourism statistics indicate a record number of arrivals for December. The 728,335 non-resident arrivals is a record number, 8% more than in March 2019 and 17% more than December 2019, and 11% more than December …

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