Travel – Page 164

The annual Coconut Festival of Nagua is being held from 15 to 19 November 2017 in northeastern Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez province. There are stands for exhibition and sale of coconut-based products, food made with coconut ingredients, coconut arts and crafts, live cooking shows. Also on the program are beach activities, conferences, student contests, arts …

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The Ministry of Public Wors has announced it has finished Rancho Español-Batey Hormiga-El Majagual-Samaná city road in Samana. This will benefit farm, cattle ranching and tourism activities in Samana. The two-lane 8.6 km internal peninsular road has been fitted with retroreflective safety devices (cat’s eye) to facilitate evening driving. The road connects the communities of …

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The low-cost long-haul airline Eurowings has begun direct flights from Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS) in Germany to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). Promotional fares of EUR199 one way are being offered to kick start the long haul flight. The flight departs Dusseldorf at 1:40pm and arrives in Punta Cana at 4:25pm; the return flight departs …

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The Santo Domingo Hotels Association is hosting the fifth edition of its annual international event to promote the capital city of Santo Domingo de Guzmán as a tourism destination. The Santo Domingo: Destino Capital event opens Tuesday, 14 November and ends on Friday, 17 November 2017. It is taking place at the Embajador Hotel. More …

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The Spanish hotel company, Grupo Piñero is using its Bahia Principe Bávaro Resort in Punta Cana as the showcase for the implementation of an environmentally friendly internal transport program for hotels. The company proudly announced this November 2017 the switch to electrical cars of all its internal transport at the Punta Cana resort. A fleet …

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Cardiologist Douglas Bournigal became the first aviator to arrive on a direct flight from North Carolina to Montecristi. He did so on a Stemme AG sport glider aircraft from North Carolina to Montecristi. The Montecristi airfield was made international for the event. Bournigal was accompanied on the flight by his 85-year old uncle, Lionel Bournigal. …

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Southwest Airlines has begun flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), opening up Punta Cana resort vacations for those seeking carefree weekends. The airline is a low cost option for travelers seeking to connect through Fort Lauderdale to the extensive Southwest United States domestic network. The airline also provides for …

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According to a new report by PUCMM University, called “Bulletin on Travel and Tourism United Kingdom-Dominican Republic” prepared in collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic (BritCham) and covering the three months from September to November 2017, the number of Britons coming to the country has increased over the past five …

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Whala! Bayahibe is welcoming guests beginning on 1 November 2017. The 280-room property is located at Bayahibe Beach. The hotel chain HM Hotels is managing the combined Sol and Blue Dominicus Hotels, says Spaniard Antonio Horrach Moyá, director general of HM, a family run hotel chain. HM has 13 hotel –nine in Mallorca, two in …

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With a themed White Party, Tanama Lodge, a 300-room condo-hotel opened in Punta Cana. The Tanama Lodge offers lodging in one, two or three bedroom apartments. Javier Bonnet, president of Grupo Bonnet, highlighted the promise of good yields for the investors in the property, built under the rules of the Mortgage Market and Trust Law …

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