Travel – Page 84

The low cost carrier Frontier is preparing to operate the Tampa/Santo Domingo/Tampa and Tampa/Punta Cana/Tampa routes in June. This would be the first airline to offer a direct connection to Tampa from Dominican airports. The carrier is already authorized to fly passengers, cargo and mail on 29 routes from the United States to the Dominican …

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The Civil Aviation Board announced permission has been granted to British Airways to start the route London/Antigua/Punta Cana/Antigua/London. The agreement, nevertheless, does not grant traffic rights on the Antigua/Punta Cana route. The flight from London Gatwick (LGW) to Punta Cana International (PUJ) takes 9 hours and 15 minutes. Return flights in June are selling for …

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Santiago is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. It is known as the capital of cigar production and a major manufacturing city in general. It is a university town, and a booming health city, attracting medical tourism. It is also known for its grass roots merengue and its carnival. During the 25th Exposition …

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Mexican cruise port developer ITM Group has been chosen to develop the Cabo Rojo Cruise Ship Port in Pedernales. The public-private alliance calls for a US$98 million investment. President Abinader is optimistic Pedernales will become the best destination for cruise ships in all the Caribbean. Construction on the Port was begun on Thursday, 26 May …

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Tourism Minister David Collado was in Colombia to negotiate deals for more travel to and from Colombia last week. He announced the opening of new routes. “Great news for our tourism! We held an important meeting with Daniel Fajardo, vice president of Route Network of @Avianca, who guaranteed us the opening of more routes from …

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The Dominican Republic is listed on Airbnb’s top trending summer destinations based on where users were booking stays between 1 June and 31 August 2022. There are three destinations in Mexico, three in Italy, two in Costa Rica, and one in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas on the Airbnb summer destinations trending list. The …

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When it initiates flights at the end of July 2022, Dominican travelers will get a direct connection to El Salvador for the first time. Arajet has plans for direct flights so that people from El Salvador can use Santo Domingo as a connecting point to other destinations in the Caribbean, North America and South America. …

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Latin America’s tall ships are coming to Santo Domingo port as part of the Velas Latinoamérica 2022, the Latin American tall ship tour/regatta. From 31 May to 4 June, tall ships from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay are docking at the Terminal Don Diego right beside the Colonial City attractions of the capital city. …

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Casa de Teatro announced the schedule for the Santo Domingo Jazz Festival 2022 that starts Thursday, 2 June and ends 28 July 2022 at Casa de Teatro, on Arzobispo Meriño Street in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. Due to the pandemic, the Casa de Teatro jazz festivals were not held in 2020 and 2021. …

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After days when it closed for the maintenance of the runway, the Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP) in La Union, Puerto Plata, is once again open to travelers. The north coast airport had been closed for about ten days to refurbish the main runway end safety area, and other areas at a cost of over …

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