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Guayacanes gets two vendor facilities on the beach

President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado were in Guayacanes to visit the completed two vendor plazas on that beach. The government invested RD$143 million in the new installations. President Abinader said that these are small works but of significant impact because they facilitate the work of small business people, many of which are …
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Easter Week is peak domestic travel time; stay safe

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) announced the operation “Awareness for Life, Easter Week 2023” with a deployment of 48,578 volunteers and participants. The authorities call for travelers to act with prudence and restraint when traveling during Easter Week, the peak domestic travel time in the Dominican Republic. The safety operation begins at 2pm on …
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Costa Rica and DR share experiences in biodiversity as a tourism attraction; Germany funds the initiative

Teams from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic are working with the backing of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), the governments of Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic on a project to learn about experiences in biodiversity issues in selected tourist destinations and community participation in protected areas. Costa Rican protected area experts from different …
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New flights to SDQ and PUJ start now

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) announced the approval of several new flights. These are: Sky High AviationSanto Domingo/Aruba/MiamiSanto Domingo/La Habana, Cuba/Managua, NicaraguaSanto Domingo/Curacao/MiamiSanto Domingo/Alajuela, Costa RicaSanto Domingo/Santa Lucia, MexicoSanto Domingo/San Salvador, El Salvador16 April 2023 to 16 October 2023 Evelop AirlinesBarcelona/Punta CanaThe airline already flies Madrid/Punta Cana World 2 FlyMadrid/SantiagoThe airline already flies Madrid/Punta Cana …
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Arajet has transported more than 75,000 passengers to Central America

Arajet, the leading Caribbean low-fare airline, announced it has passed the milestone of 75,000 passengers transported to and from the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic after just six months of operations. Arajet flies to Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica in Central America. To celebrate this achievement, the Dominican airline launched a …
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JetBlue announces more nonstop flights to Punta Cana, Santiago

As a consequence of the Sprint and JetBlue merge, JetBlue announces new nonstop service will start between Orlando International (MCO) and Punta Cana International (PUJ) and Cibao International (STI) in Santiago. The flights start in November 2023. Booking online is already available for the direct flights to the Central Florida airport. The flights will be …