Travel – Page 66

The Chamber of Deputies approved the air agreement between the government of the Dominican Republic and the government of the People’s Republic of China. The agreement was signed in Beijing, China. The agreement had already passed in the Senate. The civil air transport service agreement establishes exemptions from customs duties, charges, fees and other levies …

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Playa Hotel & Resorts, the owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, announces it has expanded its Jewel Resorts brand with the addition of the two new Jewel Resorts in the Dominican Republic. Opening on 21 December 2022, Jewel Punta Cana will be the first-ever Jewel resort in the Dominican …

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The Presidency presented to the Senate a bill with fiscal facilities to better position local aviation to compete with big foreign aviation companies. The bill has a provision that would exempt Dominican operators from the payment of ITBIS tax on round trip flights for flights originating abroad to the Dominican Republic. The Draft Bill for …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the aviation agreement signed on 2 November 2018 with the People’s Republic of China and on 12 November 2018 with Uruguay. The agreements had already passed in the Senate. The agreements now return to the Executive Branch for enactment. As reported in Listin Diario, the purpose of the China-DR agreement …

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Sky High Aviation Services initiated direct flights from Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 13 December 2022. The airline joins American Airlines and Spirit that already offer non-stop flight service from the capital city airport to the Miami international airport. Sky High Aviation Services is a Dominican Republic carrier. It …

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Plus Ultra of Spain last week became the first airline to connect Santiago’s Cibao International Airport with Madrid’s Barajas International Airport. Santiago is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. The inaugural flight landed on Saturday, 17 December at the Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago. This is the first transatlantic flight to land …

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President Luis Abinader was in Miches for the inauguration of the all-inclusive Temptation Miches Resort and the Temptation Grand Miches Resort. Temptation is a Mexican hotel brand. Original Group of Mexico is the investor. The company reports an investment of US$180 million, including financing of US$92 million by the Dominican government bank, the Banco de …

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The Ministry of Tourism reports air arrivals of 6,397,444 visitors by air, and another 1,085,606 cruise ship passengers, setting a new record in arrivals for the first 11 months of the year. Tourist arrivals from January to November were 7,483,050. Tourism Minister David Collado reported 571,354 tourist arrivals by air in November 2022, a new …

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Salcedo and environs in Hermanas Mirabal province is considered a cultural destination with thousands stopping every year at the Mirabal Sisters Museum. But now the province is claiming a new attraction, the Museo Magua in Ojo de Agua. Inaugurated in November 2021, the community museum is the creation of Juan Peña and is located on …

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