Travel – Page 134

A new TUI Junior Academy has begun as a three-year initiative to improve sustainability practices. The TUI Care Foundation and The Reef-World Foundation launched on 29 January an initiative to help protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. The partnership will encourage environmental stewardship by bringing together key members of the community to focus on …

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Hard Rock & Casino Punta Cana is hosting the 21st edition of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange. The event is organized by the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores). Read more:Asonahores 11 February 2020

The northwestern city of Montecristi is getting some good press with supermodel Arlenis Sosa doing photoshoots of her own to show off the attractions of her home country. The photos show the model eating fried red snapper in Boca Chica with a cold Presidente and sunset-watching on the beach as she shows her favorite things …

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23-year old Kelsey Merritt is part of the lineup for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. The shoot this year took place in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Other models for the magazine special edition include Anita Marshall, Camille Kostek, Anne de Paula, Josephine Skriver, Robin Holzken, and Halima Adem. Follow the story:Instagram 11 February 2020

Grupo Agora announced the construction of the Santiago Center in Santiago, a US$130 million investment. The Santiago Center is owned by Green Earth Investments Ltd., a company affiliated with the successful Agora Mall of Santo Domingo. The venture is promoted as the largest investment in the second largest city of the Dominican Republic in the …

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President Danilo Medina was in Miches, El Seibo province, on Thursday, 30 January 2020 for the formal opening of the 335-room Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda. Club Med has announced its goal to keep much of the ecological essence of this new area. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García highlighted that the opening of the hotel …

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Punta Cana Carnival is regarded as one of the best in the Dominican Republic. The carnival parades the Boulevard Primero de Noviembre in Puntacana Village. This year it will take place on 7 and 8 February 2020. Admission is free. The Punta Cana Carnival organizers invite a selection of the best carnival groups to the …

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The Bonao Carnival is in its 30th year. This year for the Sundays in February (except 16 February election day) through 8 March, there will be several urban, merengue and salsa performers that will be the sideshow to the traditional Bonao carnival parades. On the list of performers are merengue singers Ala Jaza, Omega el …

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Air Century begins new flights from northern Santo Domingo airport of La Isabela (JBQ) to Santiago de Cuba (SCU). The airline will be flying a CRJ200 jet with capacity for 50 passengers as of 18 March 2020. Air Century explains that the new flight responds to the demand by their clients for more destinations in …

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The Dominican Republic registered a record number of 116,390 air operations for January-December 2019. More than 14,400,000 passengers were transported on inbound and outbound flights through the country’s main airports, according to a statistical report prepared by the Civil Aviation Board (JAC). A record of 1,247,001 passengers were transported in December 2019 alone, when there …

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