Travel – Page 202

Tropical Aero Servicios (TAS) is operating domestic flights connecting Punta Cana-Puerto Plata-Santiago-Punta Cana with flights on Fridays and Sundays. General manager of the company, As Henriquez explained TAS had operated charter flights for the corporate and domestic market over the past five years. He said the flight makes it easy for tourists to enjoy both …

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Could it be the hot summer worldwide? Whatever. More than 500 flights a week mostly filled with beach-goers are arriving to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) on the East Coast. This is a new record for the East Coast airport, the largest in the Dominican Republic and that has received 66.8% of all air traffic …

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US travelers continue to arrive in record numbers to the Dominican Republic, with Punta Cana leading the way as one of the hottest leisure destinations in the world. The Central Bank Statistics Department reports that the improvements in the US economy have resulted in increases in US travelers, consolidating the country as the leader in …

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Aman Resorts announces its Playa Grande property, a golfer’s dream, will be opening before the end of the year. The new Amanera is promoted as the luxury hotel chain’s first fully-integrated Aman Golf Course. The Amanera lies alongside the lauded fairways and greens of Playa Grande Golf Course. When it opens, Amanera could be the …

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An easy driver over two overpasses from Av. Winston Churchill, the Carrefour megastore announces it will be hosting a Rum and Cigars Festival on Wednesday, 16 July 2015 as of 4pm. Enjoy sips of some of the many brands on sale at the store, plus get to know all about Dominican cigars. Plaza Duarte Km. …

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Starting this Friday, the best Dominican tennis players, including Victor Estrella (ATP ranking 48) and Jose (Bebo) Hernandez (ATP ranking 191) will be leading the Dominican tennis squad that seeks to place the Dominican Republic in the top group of the Davis Cup for the first time. The matches against Ecuador will be played at …

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Mexican Vocalist Alfonso Pichardo with keyboard stylists Jorge Soto and Alejandro “Midi” Ortega of the Spanish-language electronic group Moenia will be performing at the Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo Blue Mall on 16 July at 10pm.

The Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with the United Nations to develop a project for the protection of biodiversity in tourism destination coastal areas. The United Nations is funding US$2.8 million for the project that will implement environmentally-friendly policies, train people in these areas and support local environmentally-friendly business efforts. …

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The Hotel Billini boutique hotel in the Colonial City announces that every Wednesday there will be sushi served at their rooftop as of 7pm. For reservations, call 809 338-4040. The Billini Hotel is located in a historic restored building on Calle Padre Billini 256-258 in the Colonial City. See www.billinihotel.com

Travelers to the Dominican Republic on JetBlue need now to pay extra for all checked bags. For the time being, there are exceptions for passengers traveling into the main airports of the two main cities of the country – Santiago’s Cibao International (STI) and Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International (SDQ). This means that passengers flying …

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