2023 Travel News Archive – Page 16

The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization is meeting in Punta Cana 16-18 May 2023 for its 118th session. This is the first time the World Tourism Organization’s Executive Council Meeting is held in the Dominican Republic. The WTO says the meeting “comes at an extraordinary moment for the Dominican tourism industry.” On the …

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President Luis Abinader was in La Romana to again support the tourism business development. “It is by creating more jobs that a country, at all levels, can truly have social and economic development,” said President Abinader, the Presidency reports. “It is a fact that we are supporting and will continue to support this type of …

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Hilton announced it will be adding a first all-inclusive to its Curio Collection – the Zemi Miches All-Inclusive Resort just north of Punta Cana. Miches is a new ecotouristic destination about 60 miles from Punta Cana International Airport. The resort is located on Esmeralda Beach. Hilton will be managing the 502-room resort that is owned …

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CAF-Development Bank of Latin America is operating a Tourism Agency in Santo Domingo to back tourism investments in the region. This new CAF department, which is already in operation, places special emphasis on environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability, as well as innovation, regeneration and inclusion, CAF reported in a press release. CAF’s executive president, …

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TV personalty, decorator and cook, 81 year old Martha Stewart is the cover of the 2023 annual Sports Illustrated swim suit issue. The models were photographed on Cap Cana beach for the special edition of the sports magazine. The trend-setting American becomes the oldest person to pose in the swimsuit edition. She said she wants …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) authorized that Arajet, the low cost carrier, operate seven new direct flights to South American destinations. Arajet is now authorized to add to its routes:Santo Domingo/Buenos Aires, Argentina;Santo Domingo/Santa Cruz, Bolivia;Santo Domingo/Asuncion, Paraguay;Santo Domingo/Montevideo, Uruguay;Santo Domingo/Chile;Santiago/Bogota, Colombia;Santiago/Medellin, Colombia. The JAC’s Air Transportation Department’s Statistics Division indicates that Arajet would make …

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The Civil Aeronautics Board (JAC) has cleared the operation of additional flights to Venezuela. The new direct routes are: Maracaibo/Santo Domingo and Barquisimeto/Santo Domingo. Rutas Aéreas (Rutaca) is cleared to operate two flights per week, on Mondays and Fridays to Maracaibo. And one flight per week every Saturday to Barquisimeto. The airline uses a B-737-300 …

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JetBlue Airways has been authorized to fly the routes Orlando/Punta Cana and Orlando/Santiago. The flights are especially attractive for families traveling to Disney. It also opens up the possibility for families to combine a vacation in Disney with a vacation at Punta Cana beach family resorts. The new routes will begin operations on 4 November …

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With several airlines making Las Americas their home base, the capital city’s main airport is posting increasing traffic. The Aerodom-Vinci Airports-operated airport reports 446,382 domestic and foreign travelers departed in April 2023. This is a 6.8% increase over travelers in 2022. An Aerodom press release emphasizes Easter Week was when the most inbound and outbound …

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US hotel corporations continue to increase their market share in the Dominican Republic and now Hyatt Hotels Corporation announces it will turn two Be Live Collection all-inclusives into their branded Sunscape resorts. These are the Be Live Collection Canoa in La Romana and the Be Live Collection Punta Cana. The two resorts will officially join …

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