Travel – Page 175

For purchase online from 1 March to 30 March 2018, Air Century is marketing deals for traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) from La Isabela International Airport in northern Santo Domingo (JBQ). The US$99 fares include the taxes and allows for one personal item and one carry on bag weighing maximum of 30 pounds …

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A four-month ban on fishing lobster in the Dominican Republic is in effect. Locals and tourists can make a difference in the conservation of the spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) by doing their part and not consuming lobsters during the ban. The time span corresponds to the major spawning period of the lobster. The ban is …

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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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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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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 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

The Dominican Republic is the leading destination in the Caribbean for sun seeking tourists from Canada – second only to Mexico overall. As reported, over 837,000 Canadians visited the Dominican Republic in 2017. Indeed, Canada was a major source for tourists well before the United States tourists also made the country their most popular Caribbean …

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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 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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It’s the peak time for taking whale-watching excursions to see the humpback whales breach up and down in Samaná Bay. The observation season began 15 January and continues through 30 March 2018. The whales, some weighing up to 40 tons, travel 8,000 kilometers from the North Atlantic to reach the warm waters of Samaná Bay. …

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