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More travelers are flying in and out of Las Americas International

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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Be Live resorts to become Sunscapes then Hyatts

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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Best Western to open hotels in DR

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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US Deputy Secretary’s Dominican tourism promotional video

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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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shooting at Cap Cana

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 …