2023 Travel News Archive – Page 25

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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Vice President Raquel Peña and Tourism Minister David Collado are heading the Dominican delegation at the Madrid, Spain’s International Tourism Fair (Fitur). The 18-22 January 2023 event is an opportunity to present to the travel buyers, investors and the visiting public the new beach destinations of Miches in the East and Pedernales in the Southwest. …

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It is that time of the year again when the humpback whales return to the Samana Bay for mating and birthing. Whale-watching is a privileged experience available in Samana from 15 January to 31 March. Access to whale-watching is highly regulated and visitors should always be aware of the regulations. There are highly qualified guides …

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The Isabel de Torres cable car management announces the skylift will be out of service for a week in January for routine maintenance. The cable car ride up the lofty low mountain in Puerto Plata is one of the most popular tours taken by cruise ship passengers, who now will have to choose another excursion. …

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Luperón is a Puerto Plata province beach town with restaurants that serves fresh fish. Luperón is close to La Isabela, with more beaches and the historic La Isabela park. President Luis Abinader was recently in Puerto Plata to inaugurate the fishing and sailboat docks in Luperón Bay. The government invested RD$11 million to improve the …

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Architect Oscar Torrejón explained in an interview in Listin Diario that his firm has been contracted to design terminal two at the Cibao International Airport as part of a comprehensive expansion of that airport’s services. Torrejón is the architect in charge of the project for the Luis Vidal architectural firm. Luis Vidal is a Spanish …

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The Dominican Republic’s leading low-cost carrier, Arajet announced it closed its first year transporting around 81,000 travelers from September to December 2022. In 2023, the airline expects to add new destinations in North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished in just a short time,” said Víctor Pacheco, CEO …

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Frank Elias Rainieri, CEO of the Puntacana Group, announced a new record for the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). In his Twitter account, Rainieri announced the airport had topped the eight million passenger mark for the first time on 30 December 2022. In 2021, the Punta Cana International Airport had handled 4,252,518 passengers. The more …

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The Presidency announced the approval of an air transport services agreement with Uruguay. The agreement had been signed in Santo Domingo on 12 November 2018. Dated 30 December 2022, the Presidency issued Resolution 374-22, approved by the National Congress, to be published in the Official Gazette for public knowledge and implementation. The agreement recognizes the …

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The Presidency enacted the Air Transportation Services Agreement between the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Government of the State of Qatar. The agreement had been signed on 6 December 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The presidential act is dated 30 December 2022. It orders that Resolution 372-22 on the air transport agreement, approved …

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