Travel – Page 143

The construction of Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda was announced on 22 October 2018. The resort marks the start of what the company is calling its first “Exclusive Collection Resort” in the Americas. The new resort concept features four boutique villages. Each of the four boutique villages will present its own unique environment, activities and …

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A 15-member US-based National Association of Realtors delegation visited real estate projects in Santiago, Jarabacoa, Puerto Plata, Juan Dolio, La Romana and Punta Cana. The visit was a lead up to their participation in the Annual Realtors 2018 convention scheduled for 2-5 November 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the NAR Annual Realtors 2018 Convention, the …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García announced during the 5th Annual Tourism Development Encounter in Samana that the government is open to funding the construction of an amphitheater for the tourist destination. The potential location has not been revealed, but he said plans should be drawn and presented in the near future. “If there is agreement, …

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President Danilo Medina was in Samana on Thursday, 25 October 2018, where he participated in the ground-breaking ceremony for the Hacienda Samana Bay on the Malecón of Samana. The investment is estimated at upwards of US$100 million in its first phase. The property includes a 60-suites condo hotel and a residential unit with 40 apartments …

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Gatsby Dominicana in an alliance with Work Time Creativo is presenting the 3rd Punta Cana Merengue & Fashion Week on Saturday, 3 November 2018 at the Catalonia Bavaro Resort in Punta Cana. Designers from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, United States, Colombia, Italy and Spain will be participating. The event is dedicated to the late Dominican designer …

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Monika Infante, president of the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster, says that small business is a major focus of her term 2018-2020. Infante is general director of the Aerodom that operates Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport and La Isabela International Airport and several airports around the country. Infante said that the Colonial City is Santo …

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The Dominican Armada, with the backing of the Association of Aquatics Operators of the East, will now be responsible to form and accredit crew of the recreational boats that operate on Dominican coastal waters. The objective is that all persons participating in touristic activities, such as maritime excursions and aquatic sports, be duly trained and …

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The impact of the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic economy is undeniable. The Central Bank says that in 2017 tourism receipts were US$7.18 billion, or around 38% of the total of goods and services exports. Tourism generates 25% of all the country’s hard currency. Foreign exchange receipts in 2017 were US$8.84 billion. The Central …

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The most recent report about the flow of tourists issued by the Central Bank shows that 57.6% of the foreigners who visited the country during the period January to September 2018 were aged between 21 and 49 years. According to the report there were 5,009.417 non-resident visitors who arrived in the period that is 297,931 …

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Tour operators members of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) for the fourth time have voted the Dominican Republic Latin America and Caribbean’s regional best. The IAGTO announced the Dominican Republic as the winner of the “2019 Golf Destination of the Year” award on 18 October 2018 during the IAGTO Awards Gala Dinner …

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