Travel – Page 54

In analyzing the commercial aviation statistics, Jose Ernesto Marte Piantini, president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) of the Dominican Republic stresses that the country has the best air connectivity in the Caribbean. As of 2022 the Dominican Republic is ranked as one of the most competitive countries in air transport in the region, according …

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Dominican music legend, best known as the queen of merengue, Milly Quezada will take the stage of the National Theater on 17 June 2023 for the Santo Domingo stop of her “Viva la Reina Tour.” She has already performed to a sold-out crowd at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in Puerto Rico. Tickets are selling for …

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The Malecon of Santo Domingo is probably the most important tourist attraction in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Dominican city and Tourism authorities, nevertheless, need to be made aware of the threats underway to this would-be protected area. When late merengue band leader Johnny Ventura was mayor of Santo Domingo from 1998 to 2002, …

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The traditional Expo Mango is happening from 7 to 11 June in the central park of Baní, capital of Peravia province. Peravia is the province that produces the most mangos in the Dominican Republic. This is an opportunity to taste mangos from over 200 varieties. Workshops, visits to plantations and truckloads of mangos from the …

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With summer here, it’s the time to be adventurous and discover some of the ecological attractions of the Dominican Republic. Lauren Jimenez writes in Listin Diario about several little-known water falls, springs and lagoons that are especially attractive during these scorching summer months. Jimenez focuses on the ecotourism sites that are located in San Cristóbal, …

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The Dominican Republic will soon have a non-stop flight from Santo Domingo (SDQ) to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) in Georgetown, Guyana, South America. President Luis Abinader this June 2023 was in Georgetown with a Dominican business mission and flew in on Skycana. President Abinader and President Mohamed Irlaan Ali of Guyana signed an Air …

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Air Canada has added new seasonal direct flights to La Romana’s Casa de Campo International Airport from Montreal. The new flights are: Montreal (YUL) to La Romana (LRM) on Sunday, departing Montreal at 9:10am and arriving at 3:10pm. The flights begin 17 December 2023. The return flight from LRM to YUL is on Sunday, departing …

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From June to August 2023, Iberia will operate a daily nonstop flight between Barajas International in Madrid (MAD) and Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International (SDQ). The flight lasts shortly over 8 hours and a half. The airline has programmed 420 flights for the summer season. Read more in Spanish:Arecoa 6 June 2023

Air Europa has announced it has added a flight that allows its passengers to connect New York and Santo Domingo. The airline will be using one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner that traditionally operate between Madrid and New York and then continues on to Santo Domingo. Two weekly frequencies are programmed but these could be …

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Expect new flights to Ecuador destinations in the near future. Already, Arajet has a non-stop flight from Las Americas International (SDQ) to the Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) that serves Quito, Ecuador. The aviation agreement is expected to boost an expansion of international air services between both countries. The agreement allows the airlines, designated by …

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