Travel – Page 225

Paradisus Resorts brings a Slow Food-style experience to guests staying in Punta Cana at the Passion gourmet restaurant. Enjoy a dinner that is designed for food lovers who appreciate savoring the tastes at a slow pace, one after another. It is the creation of Spanish six-Michelin-star chef, Martin Berasategui, who has more Michelin stars than …

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Delta Airlines sees the Dominican Republic as a growth market in the Caribbean, with a 30% increase over the past year. Steven Bradley of Delta Vacations comments that over the past two years, 2011-2013, the two gateways, Atlanta and New York have experienced over triple-digit growth. This is particularly into the Punta Cana International Airport. …

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Jose Maria Ruiz (Segovia, Spain), Robert Reyes (California) and Takehiro Ohno (Argentina) are coming for the Punta Cana Food & Wine Festival scheduled for 6 and 7 June at the Paradisus Palma Real Resort in Punta Cana. There will be culinary demonstrations, tastings, special dinners and wine tastings. Day pass from US$65 or weekend package …

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Foreign tourist travel to the Dominican Republic in the first quarter of the year is up 4.9%, according to the latest Central Bank report. The Central Bank Statistics Department that tallies tourism data says that this compares to a negative 0.6% start during the same period last year. Total foreign tourist arrivals for January-March is …

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The Central Bank 2013 Economic Report says that activity at hotels, bars and restaurants (tourism sector) in the Dominican Republic was up 7.6% compared to 2012. Revenue was also up 8.1% for the sector. The Central Bank attributes the increases to success with the Meetings, Incentives, Events and Conventions market by hotels in the Punta …

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Puerto Plata is preparing for its Third Annual Touristic Fair this 1-3 October at the Puerto Plata Ocean World Adventure Park. The Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster is organizing the event, which is described as an opportunity to find out what is new in Puerto Plata, meet the suppliers of tours and hotel accommodations in person, …

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With the tour starting in Plaza Espana, tourists can now take the Gray Line tour of Santo Domingo, continuing through the 17 attractions, or getting off at any stop to take the next bus in about half an hour. Each tourist gets an audio guide and a map with the points that will be shown. …

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With 2,500 rooms in its Melia Caribe Tropical, Paradisus Palma Real and Paradisus Punta Cana hotels, Spanish hotel chain Melia describes the Dominican Republic as its major destination outside Spain, Rafael Torres, general director of Paradisus Palma Real announced at the recent Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2014). The company is hoping to attract more …

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The leading Chicago newspaper has picked up the Smarter Travel list that includes the Dominican Republic as one of 10 places to ?get?em while they?re cheap.? Smarter Travel?s 10 places to go list is: Riga, Latvia; Greece; Bucharest, Romania; Portugal; Sofia, Bulgaria; Mexico City; India; Philippines; Nicaragua; and the Dominican Republic. Smarter Travel comments on …

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As part of efforts coordinated by the City Government of Sosua and the Ministry of Tourism, Sosua Beach now has posted rules. Banned are ambulant vendors, motorcycles or bicycles, loud music, garbage throwing, glass bottles, BBQs or bonfires, domestic animals, firearms, sleeping on the beach after 7pm, parking boats on the beach. http://dr1.com/forums/north-coast/142406-rules-sosua-beaches.html