Travel – Page 128

The Profusion Group is planning a US$100 million expansion of Wyndham’s La Quinta brand across the Dominican Republic, encompassing eight hotel projects. The first four properties would launch as early as 2021 developed in Punta Cana, La Romana, Boca Chica and Greater Santo Domingo (Puerto Caucedo). The portfolio would be managed through an SPV administered …

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Opening December 2019, Club Med Michès Playa Esmeralda is marketing a premium vacation at their new Exclusive Collection. The family resort is 95km from the Punta Cana International Airport, the preferred gateway to get there. The resort is offering deals of US$156 per person per night for those booking now. Read more:Club MedThe TimesTravel Weekly …

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The International Triathlon Xterra Samaná will take place in the province of Samaná from 31 August to 1 September 2019. The elite event is a qualifier for the World Triathlon Cup in Maui, Hawaii. Athletes will compete in several events. These are the 1,500m swim, 30km bike and 10km run. Also the sprint category that …

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Cigar Country celebrates “Best of the Best” in benefit of the DREAM Project Foundation. During the event that is in its fifth year, Cigar Aficionado magazine recognizes the manufacturer of the best Dominican cigar. For 2018 it is the E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic, chosen as the No.1 cigar in the world. Organizers promise a magical …

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Peruvian chef Carlos Sebastiani is the new executive chef at the JW Marriott at the Blue Mall. Upon arriving, he has focused on making changes in the menu of the hotel’s main restaurant. “We are working on a new concept for the restaurant based on the local experience. He said he is working with local …

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The province of Maria Trinidad Sanchez presents the Festival del Coco, “Festicoco,” from 24 July to 28 July 2019. The event coincides with Father’s Day in the Dominican Republic, which falls on the last Sunday of July. Nagua is the municipality where most of the coconut in the country is produced. There are around 500 …

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Former US President Bill Clinton was in Casa de Campo, La Romana, from this past Thursday, 18 July 2019. Andrés Pichardo Rosenberg, president of Casa de Campo, received Clinton at his arrival to Casa de Campo. A visitor to the Dominican Republic for the past two decades, Clinton was photographed walking through Altos de Chavón …

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Paola Rainieri, the president of the National Tourism & Hotels Association (Asonahores), says travel in June was down 2.5% but is recovering. During a visit to Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre newspaper, Rainieri said that the falloff was manageable. The decline is attributed to effects of the US press and social media …

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Over the first six months of the year, air travel reached 3,575,298 visitors. That is 134,493 more travelers than from January to June 2018. The 3.9% increase would have been greater, if not for the fact that travel in June stayed practically at the same level as in 2018, according to the monthly Central Bank …

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Outstanding kitesurfing athletes from all over the world are in Cabarete, Puerto Plata for the 22-28 July 2019 3rd Cabarete Kite Festival. The winner qualifies to participate in the “Red Bull King of Air” in Cape Town, South Africa in 2020. The Cabarete Festival was created by German-Dominican kitesurf athlete Susi Mai. In addition to …

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