Travel – Page 152

Dominicana Moda announces the final runway show for the 2018 version will be with designs by the Oscar de la Renta fashion house. The runway show will be staged for the October 2018 event at the Columbus Park in the Colonial City. The announcement was made at the Casa del Diseñador, the former Colonial City …

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Casa Bonita Tropical Lodge in southwestern Barahona is preparing to host Xterra competitors. Events are scheduled in the trail-run (21k, 10k and 5k) and the off-road dualthon (Dualthon Xterra and Dualthon Sprint), both set for 16 September 2018. Read more: XTerra 5 June 2018

Saharan dust is moving through the Caribbean bringing increased haziness in the air. The trade winds carry over mineral dust from the Saharan Desert. This phenomenon is normal at this time of year, especially in June, July and the first half of August. The added dust is also known to cause medical problems. Those prone …

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In its 17th year, the Latin Music Tour Festival is taking place on 17-19 August 2018 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana. The show is so popular that the organizers have expanded the venue at the golf course of the hotel and now can accommodate up to 12,000 fans. On the …

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Tourists can practically breeze through the eight international airports in the Dominican Republic now that the US$10 tourist entry fees are being bundled into the airline ticketing price sold online and abroad. The new arrangement went into effect on 25 April 2018. The Dominican Tax Authorities (DGII) says the new system eliminates the queues that …

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The religious holiday, Corpus Christi is happening this Thursday, 31 May 2018, creating a long weekend for those who can take off Friday, 1 June through Monday, 4 June. Expect a larger number of locals at beach resorts and traffic leaving the cities to pick up on Thursday as thousands head for internal cities, mountain …

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Have spare time on Sunday? Consider taking a tour of the city from abroad, on board the Santo Domingo Skylift, a project implemented by the URBE office of the Medina administration. URBE has included what they call a giant urban mural, with the colorful painting of many of the roof tops along the 5 km …

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The director of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) in the Dominican Republic, Luis Ernesto Camilo García is optimistic the soon-to-be-signed aviation agreement between the Dominican Republic and the People’s Republic of China could result in an annual flow of two million Chinese travelers to the Dominican Republic by 2022. Around 31 million Chinese tourists traveled …

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Announcing its plans to start flying this 2018, Victor Miguel Pacheco says that Flycana is born from the transformation of the Dominican airline in formation, Dominican Wings. The airline has an advantage. One of the partners of the airline is Viva Air (Viva Colombia, Viva Peru) founder William Shaw. Shaw has stepped down from the …

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Beginning 1 June 2018, JetBlue starts nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) and Santiago’s Cibao International Airport (STI). The carrier will offer one daily round-trip flight on 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The flight is in time for peak summer travel. It is JetBlue’s fifth route from Santiago. The Fort Lauderdale new route bolsters …

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