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2006 Travel News Archives
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December 26, 2006
- Palma Real Shopping Village
- Attention Canadian travelers
- Blue Bay Getaway Villas
- Ocean World Marina & Casino
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December 19, 2006
- More tourists
- JICA and eco tourism
- Delta stands behind DR
- Viva Wyndham 10th anniversary
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December 12, 2006
- New airfield for Monte Cristi
- Air travel agreement
- Delta flight from Atlanta to POP
- Marina and Casino at Ocean World
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December 5, 2006
- Conde Nast Traveler December
- Columbus Lighthouse lit up
- Christmas programming
- Kandela shows at Altos de Chavon
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November 28, 2006
- New Bahia Principe hotels in Samana
- Winter airfare sales
- Casa de Campo weddings
- Passport required as of 23 January
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November 21, 2006
- US passport requirement postponed
- Master cooking classes
- 9.38% increase in tourists so far
- Tourists to visit farms
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November 14, 2006
- Paradisus Palma Real joins Leading Hotels of the World
- Bayahibe publishes its diving guide
- Gems of Dominican music
- Play ball!
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November 7, 2006
- First scheduled flights to El Catey
- Jack Nicklaus to inaugurate course
- Coral is no longer a Hilton
- Modern hotel for new city center
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October 31, 2006
- Cruise ship season under way
- Wall Street Journal on DR
- Feature on DR makes Sunday NY Times
- Sun Village Film Festival
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October 24, 2006
- Reverse rule sought for passport issue
- DR in Conde Nast Traveler contest
- Paradisus is paradise for kids
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October 17, 2006
- Leading Hotels of the World adds Punta Cana hotel
- Caribbean spas to meet in Bayahibe
- Samana highway moves ahead
- Cabarete Laser regatta
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October 10, 2006
- Passports needed for US air travel
- Holidays 2007
- Playa Dorada Festival
- African, Caribbean, Pacific Cultural Festival
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October 3, 2006
- Get those passports
- Zoe Saldana honored in People Magazine
- Damajagua made easier
- Baby dolphin born at Ocean World
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September 26, 2006
- The Russians are coming
- Making baseball history
- Megamerengazo 2006 at Altos de Chavon
- 2007 holidays in the DR
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September 19, 2006
- Celebrating 25 Years of Teeth of the Dog
- Marina and Casino at Ocean World
- The agenda for the hotel industry
- Concerts at Hard Rock Cafe
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September 12, 2006
- Jack Nicklaus course completed
- Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
- Serving El Catey
- New Asonahores board
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September 5, 2006
- DR popular in Francophone Canada
- Charles Muller to Madrid
- Santo Domingo-San Jose, Costa Rica flight
- Volunteering vacations growing
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August 29, 2006
- Air Transat to Samana
- Amelia Vega’s second movie
- Updated list of Tourism Offices abroad
- Sans Souci Port project progress
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August 22, 2006
- Viva Bayahibe
- Casa de Campo on KNBC
- Largest casino for Puerto Plata
- XXth National Hotel & Restaurant Trade Show
- Show-Jumping at Casa de Campo
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August 15, 2006
- Two DR Blue Flag Beach candidates
- Tourist arrivals up 9.42%
- Punta Cana continues to lead in arrivals
- Most tourists come from North America
- The changing Dominican tourism
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August 8, 2006
- Cabo Rojo airport ready this month
- 4 million tourists in 2006
- Long Beach restoration in Puerto Plata
- Big Papi makes headlines
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August 1, 2006
- DR gets positive coverage on NBC
- Ministry of Tourism music CD
- Eurofly special fares from Punta Cana
- Casa Colonial gets even better
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July 25, 2006
- Luis Lopez is new president Asonahores
- More Delta flights to DR
- Republic of Baseball in NY
- Air conditioning at the Cathedral
- Once a year opportunity
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July 18, 2006
- Golfers play first Nicklaus course
- DR goes prime time
- Caribbean Sun links San Juan
- DR candidate included in hot picks
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July 11, 2006
- Government to invest in airports
- German flights to Samana
- Guavaberry plans second golf course
- North Terminal ready at Las Americas
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July 4, 2006
- Cabarete kiteboard riding winners
- Business side trips with the wife
- World tourism trends
- Plan to build up Puerto Plata's Malecon
- Nick Faldo on new Westin course
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June 27, 2006
- Kiteboarding Cup
- Sun Village to host Miss Maxim 2006
- Condohotel Portillo by Prieto
- Royal Caribbean cruise to Samana
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June 20, 2006
- A Legend calls Santo Domingo "Home"
- Judge Reinhold vacations in Puerto Plata
- Merengue and Bachata in France
- Ministry of Tourism’s Merengue Festival
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June 13, 2006
- Ann Layton gets DR PR account
- Santo Domingo Marathon
- Tall ships coming to the DR
- Hilary Magazine on Villa Castellamonte
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June 6, 2006
- Jack Nicklaus course opening in July
- CNN focus on golf
- Tall ships coming to the DR
- Spirit prepares for hurricane season
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May 30, 2006
- Baseball Hall of Fame to collect bats for Dominicans
- Adria Hall to speak in Puerto Plata
- Tom Fazio in Punta Cana
- Ocean World Marina open for business
- Jazz at Casa de Teatro
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May 23, 2006
- Caribbean brand launched
- IFA Hotels announces new resort
- Food festivals at Altos de Chavon
- Celebrities at Paradisus Palma Real
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May 16, 2006
- Where the ballplayers come from
- Antique Cars exhibition
- Puerto Plata benefits from funds
- Repaved roads for Punta Cana area
- Casa de Campo Summer Fashion Show
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May 9, 2006
- CTO expedites getting US passports
- More American tourists in the DR
- Training program in Bayahibe
- Delta to fly to Puerto Plata
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May 2, 2006
- Boston fans cheer David Ortiz
- Dominicans win Billboard Latin Music Awards
- Where the tourists are coming from
- Sivory makes Conde Nast list
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April 25, 2006
- Champion tennis player - made in Sosua
- La Chocolatera gets on its way
- It's Sting!
- A good year for DR tourism
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April 18, 2006
- DR popular in Trip Advisor
- New golf project in La Romana
- Sting at Altos de Chavon
- The Lost City in US theaters
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April 11, 2006
- Another Small Luxury Hotel
- Movie stars seek DR vacation property
- Magaly Toribio appointed deputy minister
- Electronic Music Festival in Cabarete
- US$250,000 for website
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April 4, 2006
- DATE opens in Punta Cana
- Puerto Plata boulevard facelift
- 50 years in Dominican baseball
- New Yorker magazine on Playa Grande
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March 28, 2006
- Wireless Internet at airports
- US$5 million more for foreign promotion
- Laser Cup Las Terrenas 2006
- Surinam air connection
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March 21, 2006
- DATE works
- Hotel Embajador celebrates 50th year
- Donatella Versace in Playa Dorada
- Fashion night in Santo Domingo
- Sting to perform in Chavon
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March 14, 2006
- Mexican investment in DR tourism
- More docks at Casa de Campo Marina
- Palma Real Shopping Center
- Travel & Leisure on DR
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March 7, 2006
- Chocolatera gets closer to becoming a reality
- North Coast Management adds new properties
- Big names booked for Altos de Chavon
- More tourists arriving
- Venezuela hammered by DR team in Classic
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February 28, 2006
- Punta Espada due for October inaugural
- Playa Grande development
- SeaTree opening in May
- More people are booking via Internet
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February 21, 2006
- Carnival in Santo Domingo
- Dominicans in the billboards
- Cruiseships in Samana
- DR makes No. 1 in Cigar Aficionado list
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February 14, 2006
- Tourists from Italy
- Caribbean Sun to fly to DR
- DATE at the new Paradisus Palma Real
- Cabarete beach events
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February 7, 2006
- Exit poll findings released
- Finding out about the DR on the Internet
- WTO releases 2005 annual barometer
- NH Hotels of Spain invests in Cap Cana
- El Catey Airport to open this year
- DR gets good report in Canadian press
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January 31, 2006
- New Playa Dorada magazine
- New hotels in Punta Cana
- Pinero Group bets on Samana
- Baseball fans vacation in DR
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January 24, 2006
- DR is Family Destination of the Year
- Sun Village to open in Juan Dolio
- Tourism statistics
- Dominican supermodels in X Men 3
- La Vega Carnival
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January 17, 2006
- Villas Doradas upgrade
- Portillo to be renovated
- Constanza's new carnival
- Whale-watching starts
- Laser sailing in Cabarete
- A wedding at the top of the Caribbean
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January 10, 2006
- 4th Caribbean Laser Midwinter regatta
- Speculation on Clinton's buying in Punta Cana
- Casa de Campo in Chico's catalogue
- More winter super fare sales
- The Washington Post focuses Puerto Plata
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January 3, 2006
- Greatest discount fares to DR
- Master of the Ocean
- Puerto Plata cable car repaired
- David Ortiz is playing DR baseball
- The Clintons visit
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