2023 Travel News Archive – Page 3

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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Neon Lights Estate is the new Best Western franchisee for the Dominican Republic, Juan Tomas Diaz, company president announced. Diaz is brother-in-law of the president of the Puntacana Group, Frank Elias Rainieri. Diaz took advantage of the Dominican Annual Travel Exchange in Punta Cana to announce the signing of agreements with Bill Clegg, Regional Director, …

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Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez speculated in an interview in Diario Libre that the underlying reason for the recent visit of United States Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to the Dominican Republic was to produce a video to tell everyone that the relationship between the two countries is normal and thriving. The US has yet …

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Cap Cana was the photo shooting site for the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit 2023 edition, the company reported. The models this year were rookies Lauren Chan and Madisin Rian, who joined familiar faces Katie Austin, Camille Kostek, Hailey Clauson and Brooks Nader. They posed in swimsuits at the residential and touristic community located on the …

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The mayor of Santo Domingo East, Manuel Jimenez turned on a sampling of the new lighting system at the Columbus Lighthouse this past 1 May 2023. The project is developed in coordination with the Ministry of Culture and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). It aims to restore the splendor of the historic landmark where …

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One of the biggest issues for families in the Greater Santo Domingo area, and even those living just outside in places like San Cristobal, Boca Chica, Guayacanes and so forth, is where to go without having to break the bank on lodging. Diario Libre reported on five short trips that can be done in a …

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Team Picara won the 57th Club Nautico Santo Domingo (CNSD) White Marlin Tournament that aired live over three days on CBS Sports Network. The event kicked off the Sport Fishing Championship (SFC) 2023 season. SFC is the governing body of saltwater tournament fishing in the region. The tournament was held off the coasts of Punta …

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Air and cruise ship arrivals to the Dominican Republic continue to increase, as the country maintains its leadership in tourism arrivals in the Caribbean and Central American region. Air arrivals alone this year are estimated to surpass 7.8 million. The Ministry of Tourism announced a new record of 2,076,171 tourist arrivals for the first three …

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