Travel – Page 257

Puerto Plata will be hosting its Discover Puerto Plata Marketplace, a Puerto Plata Tourism & Cultural Cluster initiative. The event is set to take place from 16-18 October at the BeLive Grand Marien in Costa Dorada. Professionals from 20 countries are expected to attend. There will be 49 stands promoting the goods and services available …

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Dominican Annual Tourism Forum (FODATUR) is scheduled to take place from 29-30 October. The event is being organized by the Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT). Now in its third year, this year’s Forum will focus on Tourism Planning from the angle of the National Development Strategy (END) and the government’s presidential objectives. The organizers say …

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Participants in the 2014 Site Executive Summit will get a breakdown on how to market their destination and an overview of the latest industry trends. The two-day educational forum is booked for the Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort in Punta Cana from 31 January to 1 February 2014. The organizers say that the …

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Another long weekend is coming up for those able to take off Monday, 23 September. Tuesday, 24 September is a religious holiday celebrating the Day of Our Lady of Mercedes, the patron of the Dominican Republic. The holiday is a good time to travel to La Vega and visit the Santo Cerro Church. Spanish historians …

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Taiwanese Minister of Transport and Communications Kuang Shih Yeh will be visiting the Dominican Republic from 11-15 September heading a 15-member Taiwanese travel industry delegation. The mission is made up of travel agents, golf businesspeople, yacht manufacturers and airline executives, as well as members of the Taiwanese media. The group, which seeks to set the …

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This is the time of the year when savvy travelers head for the Caribbean, with hotel rates and fares to the region the lowest in the year. The weather is hot, but not as hot as in July and August. Forecasters covering the Caribbean say that conditions are exceptionally good this year for development of …

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Asonahores has announced that this year its annual travel industry trade show will take place from 18-20 September at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center in Punta Cana. Leading suppliers will be exhibiting at the trade show. For a list of participants, see www.asonahores.com/expo-comercial-a13/informacion-general/2013/8/participantes-en-la-xxvii-exposicion-comercial-asonahores-2013.aspx

The Ministry of Tourism and DR1 Guides have just released the updated version of the popular Santo Domingo Guide. The guide is the DR1 editor’s choice of attractions of Santo Domingo for international visitors and city residents, too. It reminds readers that in 2014, the city will be the Ibero-American Capital of Carnival. It includes …

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Two memorable concerts will be held at the National Theater on Wednesday, 11 September and Thursday, 26 September. The National Symphony Orchestra concerts are another reason to include the city in travels to the Dominican Republic. The Wednesday, 11 September concert at the National Theater will feature music by Kabalevsky, Kodaly and Grieg and starts …

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Have a Juan Luis Guerra memory ringing in your mind? The leading Dominican musician and performer is going on tour of Europe with stops in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and England, plus Israel in October. Guerra will perform at the Zenith in Paris on 5 October, on 8 October he will be in Brussels …

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