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Banreservas Cultural Center presents works of Puerto Plata artists

The Centro Cultural Banreservas inaugurated the collective “Visual Artists of Puerto Plata” in honor of Maestro Jorge Severino, who has served as a Dominican diplomat in Spain. The exhibition is part of the program “Valores de las Provincias” that began in 2005 to celebrate the diverse talent from Dominican provinces. The exhibition also includes photographs, …
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Tips for activating your smart phone for tourists to the DR

Tourists traveling to the Dominican Republic are recommended to get a local SIM card for their smart phone. An unlocked cell phone is needed. A thread in DR1 Forums carries suggestions and costs for different companies that sell the service. Among the recommendations is downloading the app for the different companies, being aware of the …
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Tigua Aerotours flights from STI to PUJ for US$95

Based in Santiago, Tigua Aerotours is offering new flights from Santiago to Punta Cana starting on 2 March 2018. The regularly scheduled flights will depart the Cibao International Airport in Santiago (STI) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) at 8am on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Flight time is around 1 hr and 25 minutes. …
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JetBlue celebrates Independence Day at Las Americas International

JetBlue Airways, that has the largest number of flights to the Dominican Republic from the United States, decked out for carnival and in Dominican national colors to celebrate Independence Day, 27 February 2018, at the Las Americas International Airport. Passengers flying that day received special reminders of the national day. 28 February 2018
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Hotel School of Avignon behind the new hotel and gastronomy school in Higuey

Expect French culinary influence soon to be felt soon in Punta Cana resorts. The Hotel School of Avignon, the prestigious French culinary institute, is behind the opening of a new gastronomy training center in Higuey. The Escuela de Hotelería, Gastronomía y Pastelería was inaugurated in the city center of Higuey at the former location of …
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Apple Leisure Group tells why DR is Caribbean tourism leader

Apple Leisure Group executive vice president Javier Coll told Caribbean Journal that the numerous non-stop connections to the Dominican Republic are at the core of the country’s success in tourism numbers and hotel growth. The report also focuses on how the Dominican Republic has the most hotel rooms in the Caribbean, and the most currently …
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interCaribbean steps up service to Santo Domingo

InterCaribbean Airways is seeking to fill-in for Pawa, since Pawa is no longer serving Sint Maarten from the Dominican Republic. Now InterCaribbean reports that travelers in Santo Domingo and Sint Maarten can make immediate connections via the Tortola hub with a very short layover en-route. The company offers connections to San Juan, Puerto Rico and …
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Punta Cana carnival has international guests this year

International carnival delegations from Aruba, Curacao, Haiti and Sint Maarten are participating this year in the Punta Cana Carnival parade. The scheduled starting time is 3pm on Saturday, 3 March 2018. The parade is along the 1 de Noviembre Bulevar on the northern side of Puntacana Village near the Punta Cana International Airport. The organizers …