Travel – Page 156

Monte Plata is betting on the RD$300 million Cristo de los Milagros sanctuary to lure tourists from Punta Cana resorts to visit the ecotouristic and cultural attractions in the central province. The tourists would connect from Punta Cana through Higuey and Hato Mayor. President Danilo Medina, as part of his recent increase in backing to …

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Isle of Light, the electronic music festival, is happening 14-15 April 2018 at Faro de Punta Torrecilla in Sans Souci, on the eastern bank of the Ozama River. The event opens with the performances of DJs Bomba Estereo, Matthew Dear, Washed Out, Lonely C of Soul Clap. Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy and Mark B …

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Turpial Airlines announced twice a week flights to Santo Domingo and to Punta Cana from the Venezuelan city of Valencia. The private commercial airline is a Venezuelan capital investment. The airline connects its base at the Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) in Valencia, Venezuela with Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) on Mondays and …

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The big Easter Week show in Puerto Plata calls for a night of Latin beats – merengue, salsa, urban music, fusion at the Puerto Plata Amphitheater. The show marks the first anniversary of the opening of the amphitheater. The stars of the evening are Toño Rosario, Tony Dize, Wason Brazoban, Eddy Herrera, Mozart La Para …

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The Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband, Michael Douglas went skiing in Canada and then warmed up spending spring break with their two children, Dylan, 17, and Carys, 14, in Punta Cana. The vacation went so well, the family shared their photos on Instagram on Sunday, 25 March 2018. The story was picked up by entertainment …

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35-year old Brice Garnett went from being 177th on the PGA Tour in 2016 to winning his first PGA Tour win in 2018 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. There were 132 golfers competing in the PGA Tour at Corales Golf Course. Garnett had been a two-time winner on the Web.com Tour before …

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The technical explanation for the slow site and downtime affecting DR1 this past week: For the past few days you may have noticed DR1 a little slow or inaccessible at times. DR1 and its host has been under a sustained attack, by thousands of automated bots originating from Korean and Chinese spammers. The attack did …

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Vacation time starts Friday, 23 March 2018, in the Dominican Republic, as schools send children on their weeklong Easter vacations. Classes resume on 2 April. Easter Week is traditionally the most traveled domestic vacation. Families and friends book vacations at beach resorts, mountain vacation homes and head to the interior towns to visit family and …

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The PGA Tour is set for the Tom Fazio-designed Corales Golf Course in Puntacana Resort and Club from Thursday, 22 March to Sunday, 25 March 2018. This is a first for the Dominican Republic. “Hosting the very first PGA Tour tournament in the Dominican Republic is an honor both for Puntacana Resort and Club and …

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Based on advance travel bookings, AAA Travel’s survey on US travelers says the top five most likely international destinations for families in summer 2018 will be Cancun, Mexico; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Rome, Italy and Dublin, Ireland. AAA Travel’s survey says that more millennials are taking family vacations than their elders. The …

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