Travel – Page 68

The Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (ASONAHORES) celebrated the V edition of its “Tourism Investment Forum” with a year-end of historical figures in the sector, particularly with investments of more than one billion dollars in projects in 2022, for more than 30% of overall foreign investment. The tourism industry is today …

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Vice President Raquel Peña accompanied Tourism Minister David Collado for the inauguration of Cabrera’s 600-meter-long boardwalk. The touristic pathway was built by the Ministry of Tourism’s infrastructure fund at the cost of RD$73 million. The path is a linear park with an area of 7,350 square meters, including 2,170 square meters of sidewalks. There is …

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Piñero Group, the largest hotel operator in Samana, and other Samana tourism ventures are bullish on what’s coming for the northeastern peninsula in 2023. Piñero Group announced the Cayo Levantado Resort on the Samana out island will reopen with 200 rooms in the second quarter of 2023. Its emphasis will be on offering a vacation …

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On Saturday, 19 November 2022, President Luis Abinader was in Palenque, San Cristóbal, half an hour west of Santo Domingo to visit the site of the first internationally-branded hotel in San Cristóbal province. The Ministry of Tourism has been investing to improve beachfront infrastructure in the area. Construction of the property is well advanced with …

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Mark the date if you are in Casa de Campo, La Romana for the weekend of 3 December 2022. The management of Casa de Campo is lighting its Christmas Tree on Saturday, 3 December at the Altos de Chavon main plaza. The tree-lighting ceremony includes a Christmas caroling concert for those attending. 22 November 2022

Tourists visiting the Caribbean can now fly non-stop between the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Low cost carrier Arajet has started direct flights that take but 1:35 minutes. In the past, people had to connect through Miami, Florida, which meant setting aside an entire day to get to either of the destinations. The non-stop Arajet flights …

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The Department of Airports (DA) and the Dominican Air Force announced pilots no longer have to file 24 hour advance permissions for local flights. Dominican Air Force (FAD) head, Major General Carlos Febrillet Rodriguez said the measure is already in effect for all Dominican domestic airports. Pilots still need to comply with extra provisions required …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) extended through 1 March 2023 the deadline for airlines to modify their computer systems to comply with Resolution 217-2022. The resolution orders the airlines to not apply the US$10 tourist card charge to Dominican nationals and legal residents. The charge is added to airline fares and collected by the airlines …

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The Dominican Republic is the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) country with the highest growth in passenger traffic in 2022, according to the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). According to ALTA, three countries in the region continue to stand out and continue to follow the growth path in terms of international passengers. …

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The Ministry of Tourism said that air arrivals in October 2022 were 491,788, a new record for Dominican tourism. The October total is 32% (119,582 more travelers)when compared to the same month in pre-pandemic year of 2019. Air arrivals so far this year are 5,826,078. He said the trend for setting a record of 7 …

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