Travel – Page 10

Casa de Campo will be hosting its 45th International Tennis Tournament. The tennis tournament has expanded and now features all sorts of racquet sports available at the resort and residential community in La Romana. The event is taking place from 26 to 29 June 2025 and is centered at the world-class Casa de Campo Racquet …

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It’s vacation time in the Dominican Republic. Is a good time to visit. In the cities, with schools out, it feels traffic is down 30% and jams are less intense on city streets. This is the peak time for family vacations. Children coming to spend summer with their grandparents and people just coming to get …

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The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) announces its 2025 Exposicion Comercial will take place again at the Bluemall Punta Cana, in eastern Punta Cana. The date is 10 to 12 September 2025. The 37th trade show is a prime time when participating suppliers reach out to the hotels in the Punta Cana area and …

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The city of Puerto Plata will come alive with the sounds of merengue from 18 to 20 July 2025, as it hosts the inaugural edition of the Puerto Plata Merengue Festival that promises to become an annual cultural celebration. The performances of Kinito Mendez and Josie Esteban have been announced. Cultural promoter Luciano Vásquez, the …

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This Thursday, 19 June 2025 is a national holiday in the Dominican Republic. Given that it falls on a Thursday, many who can will turn it into a long weekend especially for domestic tourism. Take special care when driving to and from the urban centers on Sunday to avoid delays due to the extra traffic. …

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Arajet, the locally-based low cost airline, has begun daily flights between Newark International Airport (EWR) and Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ). The flights deliver strong fare competition to the route, with travelers hopeful the days of very expensive fares to the New York area will now be in the past. Other nonstop flights …

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Summer brings the traditional Cabarete Jazz Festival to the north coast shore. This 20 and 21 June 2025, the leading cultural event will take place at the sea-fronting Pampillonia Sea Garden, a venue that ensures even if it rains, the event will go on. Cabarete is half an hour from Puerto Plata city on the …

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Tourism expert Juan Llado in a recent feature in Acento on 12 June 2025 raises the issue of private investors interested in building a new cruise terminal for the capital city of Santo Domingo. Llado looks into the failed attempt by the Inversiones Turisticas de Sans Souci (ITSS) company to install one on the Ozama …

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President Luis Abinader was in Miches on Friday, 6 June 2025 for the formal opening of the Viva Miches by Wyndham Resort. The President attributed the boom of Miches as the next great Dominican beach destination to the strong public-private alliance that is in place and working. Miches is located an hour and a half …

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Authorities from the Pro-Pedernales Trust Fund have announced that the Cabo Rojo Consortium, led by the Puntacana Group, has been selected as the government’s strategic partner for Cabo Rojo. It is reported that Puntacana Group submitted the best proposal, meeting all requirements of the Competitive Reference Process No. FID-SE-0001. The Puntacana Group is the owner …

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