Travel – Page 201

Now in its 14th year, the Latin Music Tours 2015 will be held at the Filmore Hall of the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana on Friday, 14 to 16 August 2015. The event is being organized by Quepe Tours. The program includes Anthony Santos (bachata), Miriam Cruz (merengue), Don Miguelo, Mozart La Para and …

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The central city of Bonao, located an hour north of Santo Domingo, has a new attraction commemorating the history of radio and television in the Dominican Republic. History lovers can learn about how radio got its start in 1943 in the Dominican Republic. A working replica of the station that would be 73 years old …

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The casino at Ocean World in Cofresi, Puerto Plata is open again to the public, 7pm to 4am daily. The casino is now under Kviar, a company that operates several casinos on the island. Also new at Ocean World entertainment complex is the Ocean World Bistro, just behind the Ocean World Terrace. The bistro will …

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94.8% of non-resident travelers to the Dominican Republic from January to June 2015 came for leisure, according to the half-year report of the Central Bank Tourism Research Department. Of these 93.4% stayed at hotels. This is reflected also by the fact that 66.8% of all visitors are arriving by the Punta Cana International Airport, main …

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The Ministry of Environment has inaugurated new installations at the Three Eyes (Los Tres Ojos) natural monument in Santo Domingo east. The renovations were carried out with RD$2 million provided by the United Nations Development Fund. Environment Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez and the representative in the country of the United Nations Development Fund, Lorenzo Jimenez …

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Enjoy performances of the best of contemporary dance in the Dominican Republic and guest performances of famous troupes from abroad soon in Santo Domingo. The 11th Festival of Contemporany Dance (Edanco) opens at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on 15 September 2015 with performances of contemporary dance through 28 September. The program for this year …

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The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) says work is continuing at a good pace on the expansion of the highway that joins Maimon with Puerto Plata. Works are scheduled to be completed by the first week of October, in time for the arrival of the first cruise ships to the Amber Cove Port built by …

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This coming August, Pawa starts its first flights to Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten. The airline is marketing to the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans that live in those islands. The airline has programmed 24 flights a week starting 14 August 2015. The airline says next it plans to connect the Dominican Republic to San …

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Punta Cana could soon become the first Dominican airport to offer pre-clearance facilities for entering the United States. This means that passengers flying out through PUJ would clear US immigration and customs in the Dominican Republic, allowing for an expedited entry into the United States. The facility at the present time is offered in 15 …

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Balcones del Atlantico, the luxury hotel and rental in El Portillo, Las Terrenas beach, is now under the management of Coral Hospitality and its Xeliter brand portfolio of luxury rentals. “Xeliter represents and adds to what the country has to offer, luxury properties like Balcones del Atlantico, which enrich and enhance the diversity of our …

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