Travel – Page 228

A Canadian woman who is touring the country on a motorbike and writing about her trip is telling adventure after adventure as she encounters the real Dominican Republic. Her trip is taking her from Santiago to Cabarete, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras and Jarabacoa. Next will be the southwest. To read the vivid travel report, in …

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The Dominican travel industry is meeting at the brand new Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta Cana for the 15th Annual Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE). This year, the Ministry of Tourism and the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), the event sponsors, will be focusing on attracting more meetings and events to the …

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Grupo Vicini is behind the opening of the Hotel Casas del XVI, a five star hotel located in twenty renovated 16th century mansions in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Some RD$800 million is being invested in the venture. Upon making the announcement, Juan Vicini said they would be inviting other property owners in the Colonial City …

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Ocean World Adventure Park is celebrating its first 10 years operating in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The park is a leading tourist attraction in the north coast area. The highlights of the park are the dolphin encounter, dolphin swim, shark and stingray encounter and the sea lion encounter. The Park is proud of its animal- …

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The Ministry of Tourism has done it again, winning the greatly coveted Best Stand Award for Latin America and the Caribbean at the ITB Berlin 2014 (5-9 March 2014). ITB Berlin is regarded as the world’s leading travel trade show. Petra Cruz, director of the Dominican Republic tourism office in Germany, accepted the award on …

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The Dominican Republic Hotels & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and North Coast tourism associations have agreed on an agenda for boosting tourism in the area. Top on the list is the construction of a convention center, road repairs, improvements at Sosua beach, and resolving pressing electricity and environmental issues. The announcement was made after an extraordinary …

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Starwood Hotels is already taking bookings for the opening of the remodeled Santo Domingo Malecon 365 boulevard hotel later this month. The hotel has been operating as Magna 365 but will reopen as the Santo Domingo Sheraton on 27 March. The hotel, with 245 guest rooms and suites facing the Caribbean Sea, is targeting both …

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The Hotel Occidental Embajador in Santo Domingo says that US$5 million has been spent on refurbishing the Mirador del Sur Park hotel. The renovations have updated the rooms, bars, restaurant, meeting rooms, terrace and lobby and added new color to the hotel furnishings in general. The hotel dates back to 1956. The management says that …

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The National Botanical Gardens is inviting the public to the traditional Dominican Orchidology Society’s 62nd Exhibition and 32nd Contest from 13-16 March on the grounds of the National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo. This is a truly spectacular extravaganza of colors and exotic forms as well as a great opportunity to purchase rare orchids. The …

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The Ministry of Tourism has launched its new online travel app and the new format for the godominicanrepublic.com website. The new Dominican Republic Travel App: GoDominicanRepublic is promoted as providing an all-in-one experience to plan, book, manage and maximize upcoming travel. The app offers travel information, consumer engagement and booking for travelers. It complements the …

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