2003 – Page 238

TV producer Freddy Beras Goico will be in charge of the extravaganza planned for the opening of the Santo Domingo Pan American Games, as he leads a dream team of producers, including Guillermo Cordero, Chiqui Haddad and Jose Antonio Rodriguez. Big names on the list of entertainers considered for the show are Juan Luis Guerra, …

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Howard Friedman, president of the Americas, Hilton International was in Santo Domingo over the weekend for the official inauguration of the new Coral by Hilton all-inclusive brandname resort. The first hotels to operate under the new division are the Coral Resorts? Marien (Puerto Plata), Hamaca (Boca Chica), Coral (Bayahibe) and Costa Caribe (Juan Dolio).  Julio …

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As Easter Week approaches, hotels are gearing up to manage 100-percent occupancy rates. During this peak vacation period for Dominicans, travelers may expect some lines for dinner, but no different than what can be expected in the month of August, another prime season for domestic travel on weekends in the Dominican Republic.  Schools will close …

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Santiago?s Cibao airport has seen traffic volumes beyond its expectations for the first year. El Caribe newspaper reports that during its first 10 months in operation, 260,352 passengers have used the terminal, which is 18.3 percent more than the forecast for the period. The project took off gradually, until American Airlines booked its first flight …

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