Travel – Page 93

Aerodom (Vinci Airports) is working on installing a Boeing airplane repair center encompassing an area of 300,000 square meters at the María Montez International Airport (BRX) in southwestern Barahona. The announcement was made during a Diario Libre interview with Monika Infante, CEO of Aerodom in the Dominican Republic. The actual construction of the workshops will …

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Frontier and Spirit announce they will be merging their operations soon. This merge would create the fifth largest airline in the United States. Both Frontier and Spirit serve the Dominican Republic. Frontier has gained thousands of followers because it connects many cities that before had not had direct flights. Both Frontier and Spirit are low-cost …

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Medical tourism is a major industry in the Dominican Republic. Santiago is a leader in attracting foreign customers and patients for quality medical services at a lower cost. The Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS), a major private medical center in Santiago, recently received a RD$45 million loan from the Banco de Reservas, the government commercial …

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Legendary Dominican singer-composer Juan Luis Guerra announced the postponing of the concert set for 5 February for Saturday, 2 April 2022. The outdoor concert would have taken place on the golf course grounds and was cancelled due to torrential rains. The concert was sold out. Juan Luis Guerra will celebrate three more “Entre Mar y …

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The Abinader Administration issued Decree 46-22 that formalizes the Tourism Cabinet. Decree 46-22 is a follow-up to Decree 498-20 that established the modality of cabinets to back the efforts of government ministries in key sectors. Since its conception at the start of the Abinader government, the Tourism Cabinet has been presided by President Luis Abinader …

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Dominicans have celebrated The New York Times headline: “Why tourists like to come to the Dominican Republic”. The story by photojournalist Tony Cenicola was published on Saturday, 29 January 2022, while New Yorkers enduring one of the worst snow storms in years. The extensive feature looks into the impact the local management of the pandemic …

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Diario Libre has published a list of seven places you can go for some glamorous camping, better known as “glamping.” The places are located in the Deep South: Pedernales; the East: La Romana and Higuey; the North Coast: Cabarete and the Central Mountain Range: Jarabacoa. Some are more luxurious than others, but all put their …

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Call it the other Caribbean… Imagine green pine trees instead of pristine beaches, and temperatures of under zero with cozy accommodations or adventurous camping. Valle Nuevo in the Central Mountain Range of La Vega province offers it all, plus the extravagance of experiencing even below zero temperatures in the Caribbean. Reports are that temperatures hovered …

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Wingo is advertising US$85 one-way flights to and from Medellín, Colombia from the Dominican Republic. The low cost airline allows you to take a 10kg carry on handbag. For another US$50 you can check a baggage of up to 20kg. You are also allowed one flight date change. Check out the fares on the airline’s …

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The award-winning luxury tour operator, Scott Dunn, specializing in creating tailor-made holidays and honeymoons around the world for its customers, has included Puerto Plata in its shortlist of three destinations to beat winter blues this year. The other three destinations are Dubai and Honolulu, Hawaii. The company considered the sunny days per year, average winter …

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