Travel – Page 207

The XVII Muestra Internacional de Cine opened last week at the Novocentro movie theater on Av. Lope de Vega in Santo Domingo. The movie festival continues through Saturday 9 May 2015 with a selection of critically acclaimed movies from France, Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa …

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Ocean World has opened a new meeting and events hall in Cofresi, Puerto Plata. During an event held to launch the new facility on Thursday, 23 April 2015, Ocean World director general Diego Tripaldi said that the hall offers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean. It can host up to 400 people and covers an …

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Asonahores (National Hotels and Restaurants Association) executive director Arturo Villanueva has announced that Santo Domingo’s Colonial City will soon have the added attraction of the first 4D Cinema in the Caribbean. The Colonial Gate 4D Cinema is a RD$100 million investment and will be centrally located on Calle Isabel La Catolica at the corner with …

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Cabarete is preparing to host the concert “Jazz for Peace” this Thursday, 30 April, International Jazz Day. The event has the support of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (Unesco) and is part of commemorations for International Jazz Day. FeduJazz, which organizes the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival in Puerto Plata every year, will …

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Check out the full program of events for the Santo Domingo International Book Fair, now in its 18th year. The event takes place on the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura from 23 April to 4 May 2015. This year the fair is dedicated to Dominican author Manuel Rueda, Peru is the guest country, …

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Casa de Campo and FCBEscola football academy have signed an agreement to develop football academy in La Romana. The agreement was signed by Casa de Campo Resort president Rafael Torres and Fabeka Lebron, director of FCBEscola Republica Dominicana that represents Barcelona Football Club in the Dominican Republic. The agreement is aimed at developing football in …

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The Davidoff International Art Residency was inaugurated in Altos de Chavon, La Romana last week. The newly built residency facilities are located at the Altos de Chavon School of Design. The residency is part of the Davidoff Art Initiative that has supported Dominican and Caribbean artists since 2013 by providing opportunities for them to take …

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In March 36,624 more tourists visited the Dominican Republic this year compared to the same month last year, for a total 537,640 non-resident travelers, including 61,120 Dominican expatriates and 476,520 foreign tourists. Of this total, 95.8% said the purpose of their visit was leisure. Tourist travel to the Dominican Republic in March was up 5.4%. …

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Punta Cana International Airport has reported 890,205 passenger arrivals, for 66.2% of all air arrivals to the Dominican Republic from January to March 2015. Airport statistics show that 334,944 of them reside in the United States, 237,274 in Canada, 61,688 in France, 51,693 in Germany, 31,624 in Argentina and 27,442 in Brazil. Las Americas International …

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The newest 72km stretch of the Eastern Roadway Corridor (Corredor Vial del Este) from the Uvero Alto resort area to the town and emerging destination of Miches has been open to traffic for some months now and President Danilo Medina is scheduled to attend the formal opening on Thursday, 16 April 2015. The road, which …

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