1996 Travel News Archive – Page 18

Senator for Puerto Plata, Octavio Silverio Galán, is strongly endorsing a bill that would allocate 2.5% of the 5% tax on hotel room income to be used to improve the tourism areas. The bill was approved at its first reading by the Senate, and should pass the second reading. Silverio Galán explains that the approval …

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Dominican tourist industry executives are opposing the intention of the Ministry of Tourism to expand and enforce the charging of fees. The Ministry, according to press reports, wants President Balaguer to issue a decree to confirm this practice. The Ministry has begun charging the fees in order to supplement its meager budget. Reportedly, the Ministry …

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A press release from the Caribbean Hotel Association responds to a recent Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) advertisement in a U.S. travel trade publication which claimed that a cruise vacation is more affordable than a Caribbean resort vacation. “This is simply not so,” said John Bell, executive vice president of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), …

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The city of Santo Domingo has been receiving an increasing number of small and medium-sized conventions and appears especially popular for those of a medical nature. After the holding of several gastroenterology congresses, Santo Domingo has now been chosen for the holding of four events comprising “Gastro Santo Domingo 97” scheduled for November 17-21. Specialists …

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The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, has agreed to mediate between President Balaguer and the Asociación Médica Dominicana to find a solution to the present public hospital doctors’ strike which has lasted for five months. Some press reports indicate that the doctors may agree to return to work without their conditions fulfilled if the …

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Olivo de León, writing for Hoy from Berlin, reported that several German newspapers have published adverse reports on the Dominican Republic including the highlighting of prostitution in Sosua, the general poverty, and the lack of safety in airlines flying to this country. The reports also present the country as a place where anything can be …

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In another report from Berlin, Olivo de León, writing for Hoy, indicated that Dominican hoteliers participating in ITB feel that the results of the show went beyond their best expectations. Frank Rainieri, president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) and Luís José Cabral, president of the Dominican tourism chamber and other hotel …

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The Consejo de Promoción Turística (CPT) has announced that it will be participating in the III Moscow International Tourism Trade Show, MITT 96, that will be held in the Russian capital 27 to 30 March. The event will be housed in the Krasnaya Presnya International Center in Moscow. It is the first time the country …

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 20 March- The first-ever “A Taste of the Caribbean” stand-alone culinary event, incorporating the Fifth Annual Caribbean Food & Beverage Awards of Excellence, will be held 17-21 September at El Conquistador Resort & Country Club, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. “A Taste of the Caribbean,” sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and …

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The contest to select Miss Dominican Republic will be held on Saturday, 23 March at 8:30 pm in the Teatro La Fiesta at the Hotel Jaragua. The event is being organized by fashion designer Jorge Diep. The contest will be conducted by Dominican beauty queens Vielka Valenzuela, Mariasela Alvarez and Puerto Rican Carlos Ponce. Mariasela …

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