2024 Travel News Archive – Page 5

The Dominican Republic signed eight new bilateral aviation agreements during the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2024) that took place 21 to 25 October 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Dominican delegation at the ICAN 2024 formalized agreements with Singapore, Surinam, Switzerland, Cuba, Egypt, United Kingdom, Greece and Latvia. These agreements …

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Travelers to and from the United States need to be aware that the Dominican Republic and the United States no longer share the same time. The United States is now one hour behind the Dominican Republic. The DR is GMT -4:00 and the eastern part of the US, Eastern Standard Time is now GMT-5:00. That …

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Canadians can now catch a low-cost flight from Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport in Montreal or Pearson International in Toronto to the Caribbean’s leading resort destination, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The flights also enable connecting to dozens of attractive destinations in the Americas. Arajet has direct flights just in time for the cold …

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The bachata group Aventura has confirmed that its highly successful “Cerrando Ciclos” tour will conclude in the Dominican Republic on 27 December 2024 at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. The stadium was recently remodeled for the FIFA U17 Women’s Cup and the upcoming Central American and Caribbean Games in 2026. After much …

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The 2025 Ironman 70.3 triathlon will take place in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic on 4 May 2025, Jorge Subero Medina, Cap Cana’s CEO announced recently. The triathlon includes swimming, cycling and running. Cap Cana is the residential and hotel community located at the southernmost area of the Punta Cana destination in eastern La Altagracia province. …

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The St. Regis Cap Cana is set for opening 14 March 2025 on the southern stretch of the Punta Cana beach resorts stretch. The hotel is already taking reservations. The hotel is described as St. Regis Hotels & Resorts’ one and only hotel in the Dominican Republic. St. Regis is a luxury brand of Marriott …

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President Luis Abinader was in Miches, on the northern stretch of the East Coast beach strip, to oversee the advances in several new hotels in the area. Miches is about 120 km from the Punta Cana International Airport. It is being developed as the newest beach destination. President Abinader for the start of construction of …

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A combination of visa flexibility and very competitive air fares (Arajet, Wingo, Avianca and others) has turned the Colombia – Dominican travel option into a winner. The airlines also offer one-way fares that enable travelers to fly into one Colombian city and depart by another. The boom in Colombia-Dominican travel is attributed to the interest …

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Ivonne Ferreras, a journalist with the digital news media Panorama, was awarded the Grand Prize of the Epifanio Lantigua National Tourism Journalism Award by the Dominican Association of Tourism Press (Adompretur). Ferreras’ winning entry was a comprehensive report titled “Sargassum: An Environmental Plague that Threatens Coastal Areas and Impacts Tourism”. The ceremony, held at the …

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The Jewel Palm Beach Punta Cana in Cabeza de Toro Beach near the Punta Cana International Airport will be renovated and branded as the Hyatt Palm Beach. The Punta Cana beach strip hotel was purchased by the Grupo Anacaona after receiving financing from the Grupo BHD. The transaction involves US$78.8 million for the purchase, renovations …

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