Travel – Page 59

Tourists flying to Santo Domingo from Canada on board Arajet can also connect to continue on to several other destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Arajet, the low-price airline of the Caribbean, announced the sale of its connecting flights from Pearson International Airport in Toronto to Cartagena, Medellín, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Marten, Kingston and …

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Cosmopolitan, the legendary woman’s magazine, is promoting travel to Miches, the new central eastern beach destination, just north of Punta Cana. The magazine highlights the plusses of staying at the Club Med in Miches, the first resort to open in the new destination. The magazine focuses on the hotel’s attractions and services, as well as …

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Ricky Martin will be performing in La Romana accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Jose Antonio Molina. The show “Ricky Martin Sinfónico” will be staged on Saturday, 2 September 2023 at 8:30pm at La Romana’s Altos de Chavon Amphitheater. On the program are Ricky Martin’s memorable hits, such as “Tal Vez,” “María,” …

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Cirque du Soleil will be performing “Messi 10,” an innovative show that combines the passion for football with acrobatic circus moves. This is a SD Concerts and PopArt Music production. The show will be staged in Santo Domingo in April 2024. Messi 10 by Cirque du Soleil is described as a mind-blowing and inspiring experience …

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The Hilton hotel chain announced the opening of its 130-room Hilton Garden Inn in La Romana on the outskirts of the city of La Romana. Major League Baseball’s Edwin Encarnacion is said to be the major investor in the new hotel. Located on the Caribbean coast, the hotel is around 20 minutes from La Romana’s …

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Mónika Infante Henríquez, CEO of Aerodom, the Vinci Airports concession in Santo Domingo, announced the start of construction of a 150-room hotel on the grounds of the Las Americas International Airport. Las Americas is the country’s second-largest airport in traffic volume, only after Punta Cana International. A press release from Aerodom reveals the US$22 million …

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The Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) says that 144,525 cruise passengers arrived on board 44 cruise ships and ferries during June 2023. The reports for June 2023 are even more remarkable when compared to the reports for the same month last year. There was an inter-annual growth of 84%. In June 2022, the Dominican Republic received …

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Las Americas International Airport-based Arajet is a major contender to grab a considerable share of US-DR air traffic. This past week the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) confirmed the United States’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will carry out an international aviation safety assessment (IASA) of Dominican aviation operations. The assessment affects foreign air operators …

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The Dominican Republic has received more than 5.3 million visitors in the first half of the year, and is on the way to the milestone of 10 million visitors. Most tourists come from the United States and Canada. The record number of arrivals has happened when the Ukraine War has had a major impact on …

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International flights have been arriving to the new Terminal B of the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) since Friday, 30 June 2023 when an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States officially marked the start of Terminal B operations. PUJ is the first private airport to open to international commercial use in the …

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