Travel – Page 249

Singing star Beyonce was accompanied by her husband, rapper Jay Z, at the Euphoria dance club on Santo Domingo’s Venezuela Avenue on Saturday, 8 February. The Venezuela Avenue is known for its collection of clubs for people who take Latin music dancing seriously. They were accompanied by Dominican baseball player Robinson Cano. According to reports, …

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The Voyager museum-ship of the John Walker & Sons whisky brand will be docking at Casa de Campo’s Marina on Saturday, 1 March, a day after the Elton John Concert at Altos de Chavon. This is the same 183-foot yacht that can be seen in the 2012 James Bond film, Skyfall. The Voyager is on …

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Carnival is in full bloom in the Dominican Republic with the playful costumed characters already having had their first Sunday of reveling on city streets. Carnival is big on Sundays in La Vega, Bonao, Santiago, and Greater Santo Domingo. There are smaller parades in Puerto Plata. Carnival in La Romana is on 22 February at …

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United Airlines has announced plans to add a Newark-Santiago service starting this summer. The flight regulatory clearance is still pending authority approval. The airline says it would use Boeing 737-900 jets and that the Santiago flights would be timed to provide “round-trip connectivity with Washington and Chicago.” Travelers choosing to fly into Santiago are headed …

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Air Canada has announced that its competitive leisure carrier subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge will be taking over several of its routes from Montreal and Toronto to Puerto Plata, Samana, Punta Cana and La Romana this spring. The airline will now be serving 28 popular vacation destinations, 22% more than last summer. This growth is greatest …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced new flights to the Dominican Republic during last month’s FITUR travel show in Madrid. They include Air France, which is introducing a new flight to La Romana this year, and is adding a new frequency to its Paris -Punta Cana route in the summer. Air France flies into the Punta …

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The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced it will honor Richard S. Kahn, president of KTCpr with the Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award for public relations excellence during its annual Adrian Awards Gala on 24 February 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Kahn was chosen as the Grice winner due …

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An International Seminar on Tourism Destinations Management in Cultural Heritage Sites will take place in Santo Domingo on 17-18 February. Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia, Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo, World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai and President Danilo Medina will be speaking during the event. The presentations will take place at the …

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The Central Bank says that arrivals in December were 490,019 non-resident visitors, up 10.1%, or 45,011 more tourists when compared to last year. The year closed with total arrivals of 4,689-770 non-resident passengers, which is 127,164 more tourists than last year, or up 2.8%. Foreign non-resident tourists were up 3.6%, with an additional 141,061 travelers, …

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During this month’s Fitur Travel Trade Show in Madrid, Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez announced that it had agreed with Messe of Berlin to update a 2008 study. Garcia Fernandez said that they reached an agreement with Messe general manager David Ruetz that the update would be ready within six months. Messe of …

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