Travel – Page 171

The Dominican Rum Festival will be held 5-7 July 2018 at the Puerto Plata Park and Amphitheater adjacent to the La Fortaleza de San Felipe colonial times fort at La Puntilla, on the western side of the Puerto Plata city ocean-bordering boulevard. The festival will promote Dominican rum houses and will feature concerts, seminars, talks, …

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The National Theater is not a usual venue for merengue. But on Saturday, 19 May 2018, the main performance hall in the Dominican Republic opens for the “Rosario Dynasty” show, featuring the Rosario brothers celebrating their four decades in show business. Producer Guillermo Cordero is preparing an evening that will showcase the best hits of …

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The general coordinator for the Colonial City Tourism Development Program, architect Maribel Villalona says that an estimated 682,000 international visitors strolled the renovated streets of the historic center of Santo Domingo in 2017. The program is a Ministry of Tourism effort that was funded by a US$31.5 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. Villalona …

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President Danilo Medina was in La Vega for the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of residential and hotel accommodations at the Alta Vista Mountain Village. The project is a spin off from the popular Alta Vista Restaurant with its remarkable views in the Bayacanes mountain community. Hosting President Medina and other cabinet members on Thursday, …

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The Dominican Republic becomes the first Caribbean nation to fully accept electronically-submitted flight plans for departing flights. The new system is currently in place at Las Americas International Airport, Gregorio Luperon International Airport, and Cibao International Airport. Alejandro Herrera, director of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) and Kennedy Wilson, president of FltPlan.com agreed …

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At this year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference tourism officials announced several developments for the future of the country. Fausto Fernandez, Deputy Minister of Tourism for International Cooperation, opened the event with several updates about Dominican Republic’s overall tourism health and news in each major sector within the country, the Ministry of Tourism reported. …

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Maribel Villalona, general coordinator for improvements in the historic center of Santo Domingo, the Colonial City, announced that an estimated 682,000 visitors toured the Colonial City in 2017. Speaking during the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), Villalona says that over the period 2010 to 2017 visits to the Colonial City have increased 64%. Villalona highlighted …

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The Central American Tourism Council (CCT) will be meeting in Santo Domingo from 27 through 30 April 2018. Also meeting in Santo Domingo are the national authorities for the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the board of the Central American Tourism Promotion Agency. “This is a transcendent event for the country given that the …

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Colombian pop singer, Juanes, is booked for a stellar performance at the Puerto Plata Amphitheater on Saturday, 16 June 2018. His performance is part of his “Mis Planes son Amarte Tour” that is also taking him from 20 April 2018 to 16 cities in the United States. Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets, …

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British Airways is advertising new fares from London to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from £240 one way. The competitively-priced basic air fares on the long haul route do not include check in luggage, for which an additional £80 is charged on a return journey. The normal fares include two pieces of hand luggage. A backpack …

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