Travel – Page 150

The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Luis Ernesto Camilo García reports that 4,187,099 passengers moved through Dominican airports during the first three months of 2019. This is an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year, with an additional 242,968 passengers. Camilo García said that this is a new record in passenger …

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As of Friday, 26 April 2019, venues in the Colonial City will open their doors to Dominican book lovers. Bookstores will be participating in the Feria Internacional del Libro Santo Domingo (FILSD) 2019, the annual city book fair. Now in its 22nd year, this year’s fair is dedicated to Dominican writer Virgilio Díaz Grullón, and …

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Award-winning Mexican pastry chef Paulina Abascal and Colombian chef Leonor Espinoza are the special guests of the 10th Edition of the Taste Santo Domingo Gastronomic Festival. They will give master talks on 15 and 16 May during the duration of the Gastronomic Exposition as part of the Taste Santo Domingo. Taste Santo Domingo is scheduled …

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The descendants of Spanish immigrants in the eastern province of El Seibo are continuing the bull running tradition. The El Seibo bull run today is also possible because nearby Central Romana lends their bulls to keep alive the tradition. The bull run is part of the patronal feasts for the province in May. The bulls …

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The European Union and Germany’s development cooperation agency, GIZ, assisted the Center for the Conservation and Eco-Development of Samaná Bay (CEBSE) in the Dominican Republic with the creation of the Samaná Whale Watcher App. CEBSE says the app seeks to promote sustainable observation of the humpback whales in the Bay of Samaná and integrate the …

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Punta Cana, the popular east coast beach strip of the Dominican Republic, has again made the top 10 US travel destinations for AAA, as reported from their recent AAA Travel Survey. AAA stands for the American Automobile Association, Inc., and is a federation of affiliated automobile clubs that also provides travel services. The list of …

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Discover Marketplace 2019, the leading exhibition on Puerto Plata and other north coast destinations, is set for 18-20 September 2019 at the Convention Center of the Blue JackTar Hotel in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata. Tourism professionals, representing lodging, tour operators, travel agencies and airlines, will be meeting with incoming professionals from around 20 source markets …

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Viva Wyndham V Samaná, Cosón Bay and Sublime Samaná hotels are hosting the Xterra Dominican Republic, a challenging sports event that features fun events for all the family. Xterra Samaná is one of the 39 prestigious races in 29 countries where amateur racers can earn a qualifying spot to race at the 24th annual Xterra …

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Participate in rum tastings, lectures and workshops, concerts, cocktail contests and gastronomic tastings, among other events, that are part of the 2nd Dominican Rum Festival set to be held 19-20 July 2019 in Puerto Plata. In its second year, the organizers have chosen the impressive panoramic setting of the Puerto Plata Amphitheater. Puerto Plata boasts …

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Casa de Campo is welcoming sports fishermen to challenge the Caribbean Sea. As part of the 2019 Dominican Billfish Triple-Header Tournament Series, Casa de Campo will be hosting local and international sports fishermen this 10-13 April 2019 for the Casa de Campo International Blue Marlin Classic at the Casa de Campo Marina in La Romana. …

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