Travel – Page 192

Online travel magazine Afar presents what is describes as “underrated” but outstanding landscape views of the Dominican Republic for the enjoyment of its readers. It includes photographs of farms in Constanza and nearby hiking in Valle Nuevo National Park, the beach at El Morro in Montecristi in the northwest, exploring Jarabacoa’s rivers and mountains, including …

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Roberto Henriquez has been chosen as the new president of the Santo Domingo Hotels Association (AHSD). Henriquez is the general manager of the Santo Domingo Radisson hotel. Other AHSD board members are Luis Padilla of the Santo Domingo Sheraton, Ernesto Carrero of the Quality Real Aeropuerto and Jose Manuel Molina of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel.

American Airlines has announced the start of new routes to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata from Texas, Illinois and North Carolina in the United States. The flights began on Saturday, 19 December 2015. The new routes are: Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT) to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP). Chicago, Illinois (ORD) to Punta Cana …

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The Ministry of Tourism recently organized a flash mob dance at the Complexe Desjardins shopping mall in Montreal to motivate Canadians to travel to the Dominican Republic this winter. The catchy music of Los Hermanos Rosario brought smiles to shoppers at the mall during the surprise performance.

Viva Wyndham Resorts has introduced the brand V Collection with the opening of the V Samana, an all-inclusive resort for adults located in Bahia de Coson, Las Terrenas, Samana. Viva Wyndham Resorts president Ettore Colussi said: “This will be a unique and exciting alternative for active travelers to the region looking for authenticity. These travelers …

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President Danilo Medina was at the 630-room Club Med in early December for the inauguration of the 78-room adults-only area at Club Med Punta Cana. The beach areas at the 37-year old resort have also been renovated together with other improvements following a US$15 million investment. Club Med chief executive Henry Giscard d’Estaing also attended …

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InterCaribbean Airways announced the start of a scheduled service from Antigua (ANU-VC Bird International Airport) to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport on 9 December 2015. The twice-weekly direct service with 30 seats per flight is seen as a boost for Antiguan and Dominican tourism as well as serving the large community of Dominicans living …

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Gansevoort in Playa Imbert, Sosua, Puerto Plata has made Fortune Magazine’s Top 10 new luxury hotel list, which also includes: Mandarin Oriental, Marrakesh, Morocco Sant Francesc, Palma Mallorca, Spain Aman, Tokyo, Japan Villa Rene Lalique, Alsace, France Reverie Saigon, Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam Temple House, Chengdu, China Sujan Rajmahal Palace, Jaipur, India La Fiermontina, Puglia, Italy …

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Recent renovations at the Playa Dorada’s Hotel Gran Ventana included its main buffet restaurant, the “Mercado Las Almejas”. Guests at the hotel can now enjoy six stations of show cooking for meats, seafood and fish, Asian cooking, pastas, pizzas and health food at the restaurant. Estudio Sarah Garcia was in charge of the design. The …

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La Romana’s Casa de Campo will be hosting the Latin American Amateur Championship from 14-17 January 2016. The championship will be played at Teeth of the Dog golf course, the oldest and most famous in Casa de Campo. The golf course features seven holes along the Caribbean Sea and has been consistently ranked as one …

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