Travel – Page 131

Dominican museums have joined the global trend that provides Internet users virtual access to their treasures. The government website shows off the Columbus Alcazar, the Casas Reales Museum, the Museum of Dominican Family, the Columbus Lighthouse Museum, the San Felipe Fort in Puerto Plata, Ponce de León House in San Rafael de Yuna, Monumento to …

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Airlines flying to the Dominican Republic have begun to reschedule commercial flights planned to start as of 1 July 2020. The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation has notified the aviation community that airports continue to be closed through 1 July 2020. This gives airlines a month to program flights for July. Several companies had already …

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Japan, Singapore, South Korea were affected by a second wave of the Covid-19 imported by visitors from abroad. The Asian countries were the first to catch the virus. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic the second wave may not be as bad. Spanish public health director at the World Health Organization, María Neira, …

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Montenegro becomes the first European Union country to declare itself free of the virus after 20 days without a confirmed case. Sarajevo Times reports that to date, the nation’s strategy to continue minimizing coronavirus risk has involved gradually loosening restrictions, with safety measures remaining in place, such as a ban on public gatherings. Everyone is …

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United Airlines has posted its approved schedule for one-way flights from the Dominican Republic to the United States. These flights are valid for residents and citizens of the United States. The flights are from the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo, Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago and Punta Cana International Airport in …

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The original highway between Puerto Plata and Santiago, now known as the Gregorio Luperon Tourist Highway, is finally getting needed asphalt paving. After years of piecework, a kilometer here and a kilometer there, the Ministry of Public Works has moved to ensure that roadway is now about 90% refurbished, weeks before the end of the …

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After the coronavirus outbreak in the Dominican Republic, the DR1 Travel and DR1 Daily News were temporarily merged. It’s now been two months of major restrictions for operations at sea and air ports. Covid-19 has caused the shutdown of an estimated 99% of the hotel rooms around the country. Talks are now underway to ready …

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In the announcement on Sunday, 17 May 2020, about the sectors that are authorized to resume activities in recovery phase one, President Danilo Medina did not include the tourism sector. Earlier in the week, Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García had said that the local hotel and travel sector is ready to begin receiving visitors in …

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Several Dominican hotels are preparing to offer special deals to the hundreds of thousands of frontline workers in the United States that have given their best during the Covid-epidemic. Karisma Hotels & Resorts is one that is taking the lead. It has opened a public call to nominate the everyday heroes who are deserving of …

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Viva Wyndham Resorts are incorporating a meticulous Covid-19 response plan enhancing health and hygiene safety standards for its guests, visitors and employees with a meticulous Covid-19 response plan. The plan will be implemented at the resort company’s eight all-inclusive properties located throughout the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Bahamas. The response plan has been shaped …

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