Travel – Page 48

As of 29 January 2024, the Norwegian Sky began homeporting in the Dominican Republic. The cruise ship announces a series of nine and 14-day cruises departing from La Romana’s Casa de Campo Cruise Port. This is an opportunity for people to fly to the Dominican Republic, enjoy beach time on the island, and then cruise …

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Executives of the Spanish company Baleària took advantage of the Fitur travel fair in Madrid to present its new ferry route between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Baleària is conditioning the port in southeastern San Pedro de Macoris for the daily sea commute, scheduled to start in November 2024. The new sea route will …

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Monday, 29 January is a holiday in the Dominican Republic, commemorating Duarte Day that actually falls on Friday, 26 January. The holiday creates a long weekend. Those with plans to commute this weekend should take special care to avoid the congestion of thousands of people on the roads. Mainly on Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon, …

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Punta Cana is preparing to celebrate its iconic Punta Cana Carnival in Puntacana Village, a major shopping and residential area, this coming Saturday, 3 February 2024. The event has been going on for 15 years and is regarded as one of the most organized carnivals in the country. It gathers parades of the best carnival …

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation has recently inaugurated the Secrets Tides Punta Cana. The adults-only resort is the third Secrets all-inclusive resort to open in the Dominican Republic. All are in the eastern Punta Cana destination. The new Secrets resort is located beach front in Uvero Alto, the far north part of the Punta Cana beach coastline. …

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The Dominican Association of Medical Tourism reports that in 2022, some 270,000 tourists visited for health care. Of these, around 135,000 came for dental care, 40,000 for plastic surgery and the difference mainly for other surgical procedures. The Dominican Association of Medical Tourism (ADTS) says medical tourists have brought around US$1.3 billion to the country, …

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Salsa romantic singer Yiyo Sarante is booked for St. Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2024, at the Hard Rock Café Blue Mall in Santo Domingo. He is best known for his songs «Me vas a extrañar», «Me hubieras dicho», «Corazón de acero», “Sálvame”, among others. The press release on the event explains that the show will …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced that 2023 closed with a record number of 10,306,517 visitors. The breakdown was 8,058,670 by air and 2,247,847 by cruise ship. This is the first year more than 10 million visitors are received. During the presentation of the monthly statistics, the Ministry of Tourism highlighted the ongoing work to bolster …

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The Ministry of Environment opened on 15 January 2024 the whale-watching season for the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. For the occasion, Environment Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton announced the signing of an agreement between public and private entities for responsible whale-watching. Every year around 1,500 whales come to Dominican waters to mate, care for …

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Trip Advisor, one of the most popular websites for travelers, has just put the Dominican Republic at the top of its list of the Top 10 Most Popular Destinations in the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic won the Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for the Caribbean. Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best winners …

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