2024 Travel News Archive – Page 21

Tourism Minister David Collado met with airline executives from Germany and Switzerland for talks to guarantee direct flights between Germany and the Dominican Republic, as part of the strategies to strengthen Dominican tourism in these markets. The meetings took place during the 2024 ITB Berlin trade show in Berlin, Germany. Condor will operate nine weekly …

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“Katmandu Park Punta Cana is closed effective immediately. The commercial shops and restaurant will remain operative. As we consider future use of the property, we extend our gratitude to all our guests who’ve enjoyed the park this past year,” the company website reports. Market Watch reports that company owner Falcon’s Beyond Global said it closed …

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To reduce operating costs and be more sustainable and environmentally friendly, the Amber Cove cruise ship port in Maimon, Puerto Plata installed a major solar park on the premises of the Carnival Cruise cruiseship terminal. Underscoring its commitment to sustainability, Carnival Corporation & plc,. the world’s largest cruise company, said the park’s 1,800-plus solar panels …

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The Ministry of Tourism is going ahead with the IDB project chapter that calls for renovating the Mercado Modelo fresh food and arts and crafts market in the capital city. The market is located on Av. Mella, the northern border of the historic center of the capital city of Santo Domingo. The Ministry has called …

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Marriott International has announced the rebranding of the Sunrise Miches Beach Resort. The new hotel will reopen in early 2025 as the Marriott Miches Beach, An All-Inclusive Resort by Marriott Bonvoy. Miches is located an hour north drive from the Punta Cana International Airport, on a paved highway. The Marriott Miches Beach will have 498 …

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Grupo Puntacana has invited some of the most famous, if not the most famous, chefs of Latin America for a Culinary Weekend in Punta Cana. Puntacana Resort & Club presents the first edition its Culinary Weekend on the weekend from 7 to 10 March 2024. Renowned chefs from Latin America are participating: Chefs Mitsuhara Tsuruma …

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The Embassy of Germany coordinated the opening of a German-sponsored art corner in the Columbus Lighthouse monument in eastern Santo Domingo. The. Columbus Lighthouse has 53 small permanent exhibitions donated by countries around the world. The monument houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus. The Embassy fostered the exhibition of works by Dominican artists of German …

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Aloft Santo Domingo Piantini is in full operation now after three months of soft opening. The hotel boasts it is the “contemporary-style” brand of the Marriott mega hotel company. The first Aloft brand opened in 2008 and now there are upwards of 220 around the world. The Santo Domingo Aloft has been open since mid-December …

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JetBlue, the carrier that has the most flights to the Dominican Republic from the United States, announced it is pulling out of the merge with Spirit. CNN reports that the decision came after a federal court blocked the deal from taking place on antitrust grounds. The US Justice Department had argued that airfares could go …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) announces the approval of new air operations to the United States, Canada and El Salvador in the Americas and to Spain in Europe. José Marte Piantini, president of the JAC, said that in the recent working session the following routes were approved: Frontier strengthens its connections from Punta Cana to …

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