2024 Travel News Archive – Page 23

The Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) with the backing of the Ministry of Tourism is readying the 24th edition of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) to be held 24-26 April 2024 at the Paradisus Palma Real hotel in Punta Cana. David Llibre, president of Asonahores, said that DATE is the …

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International medical patients spend six to eight times more than traditional tourists. The average patient will spend up to US$7,500 for a stay in the Dominican Republic, according to findings of a recent study that focuses on ophthalmological and cosmetic surgeries and dental services, the most in demand. Medical tourism is an all-around the year …

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Diario Libre editorial page news analyst, lawyer and university professor Jose Luis Taveras wrote this past week about what was headlined in the newspaper “Five Brief Steps to Kill Tourism”. In an alert to the government and the industry, the acute writer pinpoints the contributions tourism makes, but also its vulnerability. He mentions tourism is …

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Ambassador Anabel Bueno Santana presented her credentials as Dominican Republic’s Permanent Representative to the World Tourism Organization (UN-Tourism) to the Secretary General of said organization, Zurab Pololiskashvili on 25 January 2024. During the ceremony, Ambassador Bueno reaffirmed the commitment of the Dominican Republic to multilateralism and UN Tourism efforts, considering the importance of the tourism …

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The promise is that all the closed streets and the constructions that are ongoing in 2024 will be worth it. Expectations are that the works will be completed by 2025. But this 2024, those visiting the Colonial City will come across many closed streets with more to be closed in 2025 as the US$90 million …

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For the next three months (from 5 March to 18 June 2024), history buffs who understand Spanish are in for the treat of 17 talks by some of the country’s foremost historians. These are not ordinary history talks, as those who attended the first talk by Juan Daniel Balcacer, president of the Dominican Academy of …

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The Centro Leon in Santiago is inviting to its newest temporary exhibition, “El Tiempo de Todavía” that gathers works presented during the past six Caribbean Visual Art exhibitions that toured the region from 1984 to 2003. The exhibition features the talents of 50 exceptional artists from 13 Caribbean countries, including the Dominican Republic. Santiago is …

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Grupo Puntacana, the owner and operator of the largest airport in the Dominican Republic, the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a new terminal building at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport ((CJIA). In a statement, CJIA said that the MoU is an important step …

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In a historic move, the Dominican Republic has partnered with the US to strengthen tourist safety measures. Tourism Minister David Collado signed the agreement that is endorsed by the US Consulate, Tourist Police (Politur), and the Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores). The agreement establishes a robust framework for managing incidents involving …

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In 2023, the Dominican Republic was positioned as the tenth country with the best performance in tourist arrivals by air, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The UNWTO’s World Tourism Barometer indicates that the DR registered a 24% growth in its air arrivals. The DR was the destination of choicefor most air arrivals to …

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