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GRAND Bahia Principe Aquamarine, an adults-only hotel under the Grand Bahia Principe brand, will open its doors in Bavaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on November 1. Features include unlimited a la carte dinners, a sports bar and gym and free wifi throughout the hotel.

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IBERIA is to boost services to Latin America this winter with three additional weekly flights to both Buenos Aires and Mexico City. The Spanish airline will raise the number of flights to the Argentinian capital from 14 to 17 times a week, as of October 27. Its schedule of 17 flights a week between Madrid and Mexico City will also be three more than before.

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FINNAIR is to begin flying from Helsinki to Los Angeles from March 31, 2019.The new three-times a week service will be the airline’s first U.S. destination served by the new Airbus A350. Los Angeles will become the fifth U.S. city to be added to Finnair’s route network after New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Miami.

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HODGES Bay Resort and Spa is due to open in Antigua before the end of the year. The luxury resort on the north coast will be the first Antiguan hotel in the Elegant Hotels’ portfolio. A mix of luxurious suites, apartments and penthouses Hodges Bay will be located on a white-sand beach. Resort facilities will include an adults-only infinity pool and a spa.

elegantresorts.co.uk