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Samaná whale and turtle festivals

Samaná province is hosting the 6th Whales Festival (27-28 January 2017) and Quelonios Warm Up (29 January 2017). The activities seek to raise local awareness of the conservation of the seas and its biodiversity. They are sponsored by the Caribbean Program for Marine Biodiversity that is funded by the United States Agency for International Development …

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Day Dream Festival in Punta Cana

Day Dream Festival in Punta Cana 25-26 February 2017 Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana The Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana is hosting the Day Dream Festival from 25-26 February 2017. The promoters say it is a time for people to escape reality in dreamland, where time has no meaning. Punta Cana becomes the third destination …

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Pro Am Golf Tournaments in Casa de Campo

Casa de Campo in La Romana is hosting a series of Pro Am golf tournaments in 2017. The program includes the 33rd Pro-Am Caribbean International from 10-15 January 2017, the 43rd Pro Am International from 17-22 January and the 30th Pro-Am International Caribbean II from 26 February to 3 March. All the tournaments will take …

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Amber Cove receives 470,902 stopovers by sea

More than 400,000 cruise ship passengers visit Puerto Plata. Deputy Minister of Tourism for Puerto Plata, Julio Almonte reports that in 2015, 121 cruise ships docked at the Amber Cove terminal in Puerto Plata. Some 470,902 travelers are reported to having visited, including 346,968 passengers and 123,935 crew. This is despite the intense rains that affected …

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Santo Domingo’s Colonial City is looking good

It has been a long three-and-a-half years of the US$45 million Inter-American Development Bank and Dominican government renovation program, but the results are beginning to show. Small hotels, bars, restaurants and shops are following in its wake. Program director Maribel Villalona reports that as part of the initiative, 200 old structures have been renovated and …

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Sunscape Bavaro Beach opens in Punta Cana

Sunscape Resorts & Spas has announced the recent opening of the Sunscape Bávaro Beach Punta Cana, an all-inclusive resort with 452 rooms. The hotel on Av. Alemania in El Cortecito opened 15 December 2016. The facilities are shared with the nearby 454 room-Sunscape Dominican Beach Punta Cana. The hotel is marketed by AMResorts and managed …

TriFest at Punta Cana

All is ready for the 10 July Punta Cana Tri-Fest, the triathlon organized by Grupo Puntacana. The Sunday event takes place on the sprawling grounds of the Puntacana Resort & Club. It is regarded as the most popular triathlon of the year. The categories are triathlon spring and Olympic, duathlon, aquathlon, open water swims (1.5k …

Xterra Dominican Republic in Barahona

The final race for the Xterra Dominican Republic competition is scheduled for 30-31 July 2016 in Barahona. Casa Bonita is the host hotel. The event includes a trail run on 30 July and the Pan American Tour, an off-road tri, on 31 July. For more information, see http://xterradr.com

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Andres Marranzini Grullon to be new Asonahores exec VP

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) announced that 36-year old lawyer Andres Marranzini Grullon was named the new executive vice president for 2016-2021. He replaces Arturo Villanueva, who held the post for over 25 years. As reported, Marranzini is a corporate law specialist in tourism and real estate development as well as an expert …

Health tourism targets Caribbean citizens

The Cedimat medical center and Pawa Dominicana airline have signed an alliance to promote medical tourism in the Dominican Republic, to capitalize on the perceived high demand from the Caribbean islands. They are focusing on the markets of Aruba, Curacao, Anguilla and St. Marteen/St. Martin. The DR aims to compete with established medical tourism giants …

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Travel – Page 180

Samaná whale and turtle festivals

Day Dream Festival in Punta Cana

Pro Am Golf Tournaments in Casa de Campo

Amber Cove receives 470,902 stopovers by sea

Santo Domingo’s Colonial City is looking good

Sunscape Bavaro Beach opens in Punta Cana

TriFest at Punta Cana

Xterra Dominican Republic in Barahona

Andres Marranzini Grullon to be new Asonahores exec VP

Health tourism targets Caribbean citizens