Travel – Page 43

The low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has added a new flight to service to the Dominican Republic in time for peak summer travel. The new flight connects the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) with the country’s second-largest city, Santiago and its Cibao International Airport (STI). The flights start on 14 …

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US golf media has been following the announcement of the restoration of the legendary Te4eth of the Dog 18-hole course in Casa de Campo, La Romana. The course was designed by the late Pete Dye and set the grounds in 1971 for the Dominican Republic to subsequently become a leading golf destination in the Caribbean. …

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The intense use of the natural habitats of Punta Cana beaches for the operation of giant resorts has created a conflict of interest with the turtles that return to the beaches to lay their eggs. On many occasions, the turtles are confused as they are molested by the lights and good-intentioned tourists. Once again, the …

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The Dominican Republic is becoming a destination for food lovers. While international cuisine reigns in cities and restaurants all around the country, Dominican food is also making its mark. The Ministry of Foreign Relations publishes a PDF of a compendium of Dominican gourmet food recipes. Read more:Ministry of Foreign Relations – Sabor, Color y Calor …

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Billy Horschel won the Corales Puntacana Championship, part of the PGA Tour on Sunday, 21 April 2024. Upon rethinking his victory, he called golf “a fickle game.” It was Horschel’s first time playing in the Dominican Republic. He went home with 300 points of the FedExCup and US$720,000 in cash. The golf tournament distributes US$4 …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in Montecristi for the inauguration of the renovated Parque Duarte, the northwestern city’s historic city park. The Ministry of Tourism’s Tourist Zone Infrastructure Execution Committee (CEIZTUR) funded RD$35,616,215.21 to renovate the 4,935 square meter park. Collado explained the renovation is part of the efforts by the Ministry of Tourism to …

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A recent study carried out by Analytica, a leading local research company, reveals that more than six million Dominicans engaged in domestic tourism from 2016 to 2022. Local tourists contributed US$1.55 billion in value added to the tourism sector. Deputy Minister Jacqueline Mora presented the results of the study, “Results of Dominican Tourism.” Mora said …

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The Ministry of Tourism has undertaken the drafting of the National Tourism Sustainability Strategy. A series of encounters with public and private entities and contributors to the tourism value chain are being held to compile information for the plan. Veronica Pinilla and Victor Gorga, of the Technical Cooperation-Tourism/United Nations are assisting the government in the …

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The Dominican Republic has receives 3.2 million visitors in the first three months of the year. Tourism Minister David Collado says that in March 2024 alone the Dominican Republic received 1,104,270 visitors. Collado reported that visitors in March alone were 16% more than in the same month last year. The monthly total for March is …

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Wyndham Hotels (WH) is operating the Wyndham Alltra Samana in Las Galeras, Samana to be managed by Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. The hotel is the renovated Grand Paradise Samana, an all-inclusive family resort right on its own beach in Las Galeras. The hotel chain is working on opening its second Alltra property, the Wyndham …

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