2023 Travel News Archive – Page 24

After two years on hiatus due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, La Vega was once again filled with color and joy with the start of the La Vega carnival on the first Sunday in February. Around 150 groups are parading this year. Thousands of people came from all around the country to watch …

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Artists Kilia Llano, Luis Rivas, Angurria, Willy Gómez, Yojairah Objio and Sarah Uribe, Narcizo Rodríguez, Poteleche, Jef Fonts, José Pelletier, José Morillo, Jorge Modafoca and Patricio Correa were contracted to create twelve 11-foot tall faceless dolls in ceramics. The dolls are on exhibit through March at Terminal A of the airport. The faceless dolls, traditionally …

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Northwell Health, the largest health care network in the state of New York, and Grupo Yunén announced on 27 January 2023 an alliance to offer services in Santo Domingo. The center is set up at the third floor of the Grupo Yunen on Abraham Lincoln Street in Santo Domingo. The alliance is a boost to …

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Environment Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton announced on 27 January 2023 the signing of a co-management of the Luperón Bay Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Plata province. Ceara Hatton highlighted that private-public alliances are guarantees for the sustainability of protected areas. Luperon Bay is a popular place for international sailing. The bay is a safe natural harbor …

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Carnival Cruises Lines expects to bring 800,000 cruise ship passengers to Puerto Plata in 2023. The company operates the Amber Cove terminal in Luperón, in Puerto Plata. Vicky Rey, who is the vice-president for governmental affairs for Latin America for Carnival Cruise Corporation, during a visit to the office of the senator of the province, …

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The Ministry of Tourism described as a big success this year’s participation in the 18-22 January 2023 International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, Spain. “It was a rousing success for the country and validated the effort and expenditures to create a most attractive stand, considered by many to be the most visited in the entire …

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Fernando Hazoury, chairman of the board of Cap Cana Group, used the platform of Fitur International Travel Fair in Madrid, Spain to announce the start of operations of the first Sports Illustrated Resort Marina & Villas Cap Cana in the Punta Cana eastern beach area. The Cap Cana venture is the first Sports Illustrated branded …

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Meliá Hotels International announced the opening of the Falcon Resort by Meliá in Punta Cana at the Fitur Travel Fair in Madrid, Spain. Falcon Resort offers a “resortainment” hotel experience. Those staying at the hotel have privileged access to the new Punta Cana immersive theme park: Katmandu Park – Punta Cana, with walking access from …

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The renovated public dock of Samaná is in operation. Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) executive director Jean Luis Rodríguez was in Samana on Tuesday, 17 January 2023 for the official inauguration. The public tourist and transshipment pier was renovated to boost the tourist destination. It is part of the Apordom National Plan for the Construction and …

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December 2022 was a record month for tourism with 765,910 visitors for the first time ever.Overall, the Dominican Republic received over seven million tourists last year. The number of air arrivals is about 20% more than arrivals in pre-pandemic year of 2019. Tourism Minister David Collado estimates the tourists generated over US$8 billion to the …

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