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On 28 December 2023, the Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago celebrated its 2 millionth passenger. 76-year old Rafael Tiburcio, a Dominican expat living in the United States flew in on a Delta flight 1845 and became the symbolic two millionth passenger. Delta Airlines gave him a US$1,000 credit on a flight and 10,000 miles. …

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The Dominican Republic on 26 December 2023 celebrated the 10 millionth tourist arrival for the first time in a year. The Ministry of Tourism announced that Ariana Guilak, a systems engineer from California, was the symbolic 10 millionth arrival. She flew in on American Airlines from Miami to Punta Cana. Tourism Minister David Collado highlighted …

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The aviation world is impacted by the implosion of the window/door in the Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon to California on Friday, 5 January 2024. The incident forced the plane to make an emergency landing. The airline was flying a Boeing 737 Max 9. Arajet, the emerging Dominican Republic-based airline, uses the smaller Boeing …

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The Dominican Republic scores 72, improving from 76 on the Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index is the original and most authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations, giving users the …

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The Ministry of Tourism expects tourist No. 10 million of the year to arrive on Tuesday, 26 December 2023, most likely to Punta Cana International Airport. Punta Cana receives the most tourists. During the November tourism statistics presentation, the Ministry of Tourism had announced that 859,853 visitors had come in November 2023, bringing the year’s …

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Puerto Plata reached a new record in cruise arrivals for one day this December. On Tuesday, 19 December, five ships docked on the same day bringing 27,313 visitors to the north coast province’s two ports – Taino Bay and Amber Cove. Edgar Lantigua, Listin Diario correspondent, reported that the arrivals were: Amber Cove:Carnival Celebration with …

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The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), José Ernesto Marte Piantini calls 2023 an excellent year for air transport in the Dominican Republic. Marte Piantini forecasts the month of December will close with an increase in 13% compared to December 2022. The expectation is that the year 2023 will close with a record of …

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The president of the Civil Aviation Board, Jose Ernesto Marte Piantini says that Air Canada has requested permission to operate the Ottawa to Punta Cana route, responding to demands from its passengers. Read more in Spanish:JAC 26 December 2023

Vinci Airports announced on 22 December 2023 the extending of its airport concession contract with the Dominican government for another 30 years. Vinci manages six airports in the Dominican Republic since 2016 when it acquired the contract that expires in 2030. Vinci Airports manages the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) and La Isabela International Airport …

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President Luis Abinader was in Las Galeras on Friday, 22 December 2023 to inaugurate several works bettering this Samana destination and the quality of life of those who live there. The Ministry of Tourism reported that RD$206 million were invested in the reconstruction of the 470-square meter vendors’ plaza (RD$48,899,372.04). A pedestrian access to Las …

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