This year Hotel Villa Taina is 20, and we have been in celebration mode all year! Our good friends from the respected quarterly publication, Somos Magazine, have been by our side sharing in the festivities. One of the greatest gifts we received from Editor in Chief, Derissé De León, is a 4-page spread in their … Continue reading “Hotel Villa Taina in Somos Magazine 2016”
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Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Plus TV 2016
For the past eight years, Mabel Andreiny Elena has been showcasing the North Coast of the Dominican Republic in the glossy covered publication, Plus Magazine. Issued once every two months in both English and Spanish, the magazine was the first to cover tourism news on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic through the use … Continue reading “Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Plus TV 2016”
Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Destellos TV 2016
Destellos TV is a weekly magazine hosted and produced by respected media moguls, Aracelis Ureña and Edgar Lantigua of the Dominican Republic. The television show airs Sundays from 9:00 to 10:00 pm, on Costa Norte Channel 3 in Sosua/Cabarete and Channel 44 in Puerto Plata. This hour-long episode of Destellos TV aired May 29, 2016, … Continue reading “Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Destellos TV 2016”
Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Rutas Y Rincones 2016
“Rutas y Rincones” is a tourist and cultural magazine that airs weekly on Telecentro (Channel 13 in the Dominican Republic). The show features a tour of cities, both in the Dominican Republic and abroad, highlights the best of monuments, places of entertainment, ecological corners, spas, gastronomy, music, characters, customs, and traditions. In celebration of our … Continue reading “Hotel Villa Taina Featured on Rutas Y Rincones 2016”
First Peek at Carnival’s New Port Amber Cove
In less than a month Carnival Corp. will open Amber Cove, the highly anticipated cruise port in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The $85 million, 30-acre facility has been under construction since the end of 2011 and is expected to ship in over 350,000 people to the North Coast in the first year alone. In addition … Continue reading “First Peek at Carnival’s New Port Amber Cove”
Cabarete is Getting Lifeguard Towers
Carnival Cruise Line’s $85 million Amber Cove is the largest cruise industry investment ever for the Dominican Republic! Ships from six of Carnival Corp.’s nine brands will call on Amber Cove between 2015 and 2016. These ships are expected carry an estimated 100,000 tourist to the North Coast of the Dominican Republic in its first … Continue reading “Cabarete is Getting Lifeguard Towers”
Treasure Spotting Cabarete, Dominican Republic
It’s no secret that treasure hunting in the Dominican Republic has been going on for eons. That’s because ever since Columbus commandeered the island from the native Tainos, ships have been crisscrossing the surrounding seas and sinking near our coasts. That’s over 500 years of sunken booty hiding beneath the sand and silt of the … Continue reading “Treasure Spotting Cabarete, Dominican Republic”
Master of the Ocean 2015
Master of the Ocean 2015 is coming up Feb 23-28th 2015! Regarded as one of the world’s most complete watersport events, the competitors that are crowned Master of the Ocean will be expected to dominate in four different categories (surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, and stand up paddle boarding). You can think of it as sort of … Continue reading “Master of the Ocean 2015”
Amber Cove Cruise Port Dominican Republic
Back in 2011, Carnival Cruise Lines announced the construction of a cruise-ship terminal in the Bay of Maimon, situated about 15 minutes from Puerto Plata. Originally the project was estimated to be finished in 24 months. In Caribbean time that actually meant sometime in 2015, so it looks like we are right on schedule! Today … Continue reading “Amber Cove Cruise Port Dominican Republic”