More flights to the Dominican Republic from the UK
(TRAVPR.COM) UK - January 25th, 2013 -
Dominican Republic gets extra flights
Air Europa is upping its flights to Santo Domingo from 01 April 2013 - following Iberia’s move to axe the Spanish Caribbean from its route network. The Barcelona-based airline will up its flights to 14 to the Dominican Republic.
The new Santo Domingo schedule of double daily flights represents a doubling of Air Europa’s schedule. The service will be operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with 24 business-class seats. From the UK, passengers can fly from Gatwick via Madrid to the Dominican Republic.
British Airways Launches Another Scheduled Service to Dominican Republic - British Airways (BA) scheduled twice weekly service from London Gatwick to Punta Cana will be increased to 3 times per week. The flights will be on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from London Gatwick to Punta Cana commencing October 2013 currently the only UK scheduled carrier to operate a regular service to the Dominican Republic. .”
BA will use a three class, 280 seat Boeing 777 aircraft with 40 Club World seats, 24 World Traveller Plus and 216 World Traveller seats. Tickets are now on sale and are available to book on www.ba.com
TUI Travel Plc will re-commence direct flights from Gatwick to Samana for summer 2013 – The service will begin 09 May and last flight will be on 31Oct ’13. The Dominican Republic is in mint condition in Samana. While tourism has built up the resorts of Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, this swathe of the country’s northeast coast is comparatively untouched. It’s the region’s rainforests that have been left to their own devices the most. Wild coconut groves and tropical woodland streaked with waterfalls have spread like wildfire through the interior, not far from the coast.
Most of the area’s beaches have been left at the grass roots level, too. Palm trees are more prolific than sunloungers or jet-skis on strips of sand like Samana Town Beach and Las Galeras. Then there’s the isle of Cayo Levantado. Haloed by immaculate white sands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it’s the dictionary definition of a tropical island. TUI Travel Plc, Worlds Largest Travel Company also offers holidays to Puerto Plata, La Romana and Punta Cana from Manchester and London-Garwick.
Holidays can be booked on http://tinyurl.com/az6jss6
Commenting on the introduction of this new service, the Dominican Republic UK & Ireland Director of Tourism, Sabrina Cambiaso said “This timely increase in air services reinforces and supports the Ministry of Tourism’s strategic vision and will take the Dominican Republic into the next decade and expand on our amazing tourism success to date by increasing visitor numbers to the country and sharing with them our natural beauty, culture and friendly people”.
For More information, please visit the Ministry of Tourism’s official website: www.GoDominicanDepublic.com. Alternatively you can contact Esther Smith: pr.uk@godominicanrepublic.com - Tel/fax: 01962 711239 – Mobile: 077689011978
About Dominican Republic:
Rich in history, the Dominican Republic’s first tourist was Christopher Columbus in 1492. Since then, it has developed into a diverse and luxurious destination offering both Dominican Republic and European flavours to more than 220,000 British visitors each year. A leader in eco-tourism, the Dominican Republic created the world’s first Whale Sanctuary and has established protection zones for more than 20 percent of its land and coastal areas. The country boasts some of the world’s best golf courses and beaches, the largest marinas in the Caribbean and is a chosen escape for celebrities, couples and families.
Visit the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism’s official Web site at: www.godominicanrepublic.com or call +44 (0)20 7242 7778.
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