2022 Travel News Archive – Page 9

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) has authorized five airlines to launch 13 new routes starting November 2022 through January 2023, Simple Flying reports. Condor (Germany), Neos (Italy), Swoop (Canada), Frontier (United States) and Air Century (Dominican Republic) are authorized to transport passengers, cargo and mail to the 13 new direct destinations. Condor received permission to …

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Wingo introduced this Wednesday a new international route between Santo Domingo and Panama City, making it the first low-cost airline to connect these two Latin American capitals. Wingo is a low cost airline owned by Copa Holdings. Copa operates flights to Panama City from Santo Domingo (SDQ). The new route will be available to the …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the a bilateral aviation agreement with Qatar. The agreement had already passed in the Senate. The aviation agreement had been signed in 2017 and was pending congressional approval. As reported, the agreement aims to create effective cooperation between both states to facilitate the expansion of air service opportunities and …

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The Norceca Pan American Cup Final Six is taking place at the Volleyball Pavilion at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center from 4 to 10 September 2022. The event gathers the six top teams of the Norceca group. The teams are Canada, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. Tickets are …

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The Pro-Pedernales Trust announced a tender for the contracting of a first resort to be built in the Cabo Rojo touristic development in Pedernales. The beach hotel will be built on Dominican government land and will have 580 hotel rooms in up to six floors. The government has reached an agreement with the Spanish hotel …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) says the Dominican Republic has added 62 new aviation frequencies in the past two years. Several of these were to Russia and Ukraine, that have now been discontinued, but more are to the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. According to the JAC’s statistical report, 452 airlines have operated in the …

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The Dominican Republic seeks to grab a greater share of the growing international travel market. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact report predicts a 4% year-on-year growth rate over the next 10 years for the tourism sector in Latin America. Tourism is expected to be one of the most dynamic sector in …

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Located north of Punta Cana, Miches is staking its claim as the Dominican beach destination to watch. After the opening of the family-oriented Club Med in Playa Esmeralda’s in 2019, the nearby Temptation Grand Miches Resort and the Temptation Miches Resort are next to open this time targeting grown-ups. The resort hotels expect to open …

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Experienced tourism industry researcher, Juan Llado understands the time has come for Dominican tourism investments to get along without the generous tax incentives that have marked the development of the sector over the past decades. The Law for the Promotion of Tourism Development exempts tourism businesses from paying income tax or taxes on equipping. Now …

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The Covid-19 pandemic experience and the new remote working opportunities are boosting sales of touristic real estate in the Dominican Republic. In an interview with Hoy, executives of the Association of Tourism Real Estate Companies (ADETI) say sales now exceed US$10 billion. ADETI says that 15 major projects are under construction in Dominican tourism destinations, …

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