{"id":253290,"date":"2020-07-28T14:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T18:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=253290"},"modified":"2020-07-28T14:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T18:07:49","slug":"business-byte-dominicans-continue-to-participate-in-staycation-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/business-byte-dominicans-continue-to-participate-in-staycation-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSINESS BYTE: Dominicans continue to participate in Staycation 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-253291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/staycation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/staycation.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/staycation-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the recent launch of Staycation 2020, Dominicans have been showing support and continue to patronize participating stakeholders offering specials on tours and accommodation.\u00a0 Discover Dominica Authority has for the last 8 years been working alongside service providers in providing specials and for 2020, a total of 10 properties and 6 tour companies have provided incentives to locals who would wish to enjoy the full extent of a Staycation.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Piper, Director of Tourism, informs that Dominicans are not only taking advantage of the specials offered in this year\u2019s 2020 Staycation. They are enjoying Dominica\u2019s nature-based activities, rainforest hikes, beaches, adventure tours and the wholesome cuisine that we are known for.\u00a0 He states that now is the opportune time for us to engage in these Dominican experiences and to share these experiences via our social media platforms.\u00a0 He states that word of mouth is still one of the best marketing tools that we have and this will enable a continued buzz of destination Dominica within our international markets.<\/p>\n<p>Information on Staycation offerings can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverdominica.com\">www.discoverdominica.com<\/a> or on the DDA\u2019s Facebook and Instagram pages @discoverdominica.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <em>Dominica, <\/em>contact <em>Discover Dominica Authority <\/em>at 767 448 2045. Or, visit <em>Dominica\u2019s <\/em>official website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverdominica.com\">www.DiscoverDominica.com<\/a>, follow <em>Dominica <\/em>on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nature_island\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?#\/pages\/Discover-Dominica\/254133915867?ref=sgm\">Facebook<\/a> and take a look at our videos on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/discoverdominica\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dominica:<\/strong>\u202fDominica (<em>pronounced Dom-in-EEK-a, and not to be confused with the Dominican Republic<\/em>) is a haven for adventure travelers seeking a unique vacation that includes: hiking and adventure, cultural events\/festivals, diving and water sports, whale\/dolphin watching and canyoning adventures. Dominica lies south of Guadeloupe and north of Martinique in the Eastern Caribbean. Air travelers can connect to Dominica on Air Antilles, Air Sunshine, Coastal Air Transport, interCaribbean Airways, Seaborne Airlines\/Silver Airways, or WINAIR from the surrounding hubs of Antigua, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, St Lucia, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.\u202f If travelling by sea, travelers can connect to Dominica on L\u2019Express des Iles ferry service from Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St. Lucia and on Val Ferry from Guadeloupe and Martinique.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the recent launch of Staycation 2020, Dominicans have been showing support and continue to patronize participating stakeholders offering specials on tours and accommodation.\u00a0 Discover Dominica Authority has for the last 8 years been working alongside service providers in providing&#8230;","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":253291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[155,77,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-byte","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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