2024 Travel News Archive – Page 24

Tourism Minister David Collado announced that in January alone, 742,229 non-resident foreigners arrived in the Dominican Republic, 144,000 more than in January 2023, for a growth of 10%. “We focused our efforts on the United States, which has a 39% share, for a 20% growth,” he said. The arrival of visitors by sea in January …

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Arajet has just received its ninth jet to continue to serve the many non-stop routes in the Americas covered by the airline. The ninth Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft was named “Bahia de las Aguilas” for the protected beach area in Jaragua National Park in Pedernales province. The area is now opening up to mass …

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Delta is letting people know early that the airline will be flying as of 23 November 2024 from Atlanta International into Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP). The airline also announced Saturday-only flights from New York’s JFK International to Puerto Plata. Delta had been serving the Puerto Plata area with its flights from New …

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Dominican sports tourism is getting a major boost this fall with the hosting of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the global girls football tournament for youth. The event will be held 16 October to 3 November 2024. The Dominican Republic was selected as host for the 2024 edition on 23 June 2023. It will …

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A marine expedition is underway in February 2024 to compile data for the declaration of the Orlando Jorge Mera Marine Sanctuary in southwestern Barahona in the Beata underwater mountain range area. The Beata mountain range is a chain of mountains and plains submerged in the Caribbean Sea, which is home to numerous species along 450 …

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On Sundays in February, there is a carnival happening in La Vega. This 2024 around 2,000 Union Carnavalesca members that bring together the carnival troupes will parade through main La Vega streets for the delight of thousands that make the trip to the centrally located city. People can stay in the mountain towns of Constanza …

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Thousands of local and foreign visitors gathered to celebrate 15 years of art and culture at the 2024 Punta Cana Carnival, an initiative of the Grupo Puntacana. The event was held on Saturday, 3 February 2024, with parades of carnival troupes from all around the Dominican Republic on the November 1st Boulevard of The Puntacana …

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A recent feature in The Telegraph, the UK newspaper, calls for UK tourists to come to visit the Dominican Republic. The correspondent Chris Leadbeater includes the DR in his short list of destinations (Las Vegas, Malaga, Brussels, Marseilles, Dubai, Sarajevo, Zurich and the countries Colombia and the Dominican Republic) that he says “aren’t what they’re …

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The Ministry of Tourism says there are more than 85,000 hotel rooms in the Dominican Republic. But the Ministry of Tourism says the overall accommodations capacity doubles when the more than 93,000 rooms available through rental platforms, such as Airbnb, is added. Tourism Minister David Collado said at the Fitur Travel Fair in Madrid that …

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The 44th Edition of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) was held in Madrid, Spain from 24 to 28 January 2024 and was quite successful for Dominican tourism. Executives for hotels, tour operators, banks and airports had something positive to take away from this global event. Fitur 2024 received over 153,000 professional visitors, people who are …

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