1996 Travel News Archive – Page 22

According to the Ambassador for Germany, Edmund Duckwitz, the number of German tourists that visited the Dominican Republic in 1995 was 450,000. He expected that it will increase in 1996 to 500,000, despite the crash of the Alas Nacionales flight to Berlin, when some 189 tourists perished in the Atlantic shortly after the airplane’s take-off …

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The Ministry of Tourism has selected a new emblem. Frank Jorge Elías said, however, that it is only provisional. He commented that no one met the requirements sought in the contest held to choose the emblem. That proposed by Gonzalo Briones was the best so far. The minister said he is allowing 60 more days …

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The Dominican Republic is the principal destination for Spanish tourists in Latin America, according to the new Spanish ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Manuel López Barrón de Labra. He said, “Tourists are very happy to come to this country. The Dominican Republic is currently the preferred destination in Latin America for Spanish tourists. It is …

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Physicians Juan Taveras and Yamil Koury, professors of medicine at the Harvard Medical School, are seeking to convert the new Centro de Diagnóstico y Medicina Avanzada, part of the Plaza de la Salud, a complex of four clinics being built on the grounds of the former Santo Domingo race track, into the most modern medical …

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Hans Dannenberg has confirmed that he is joining Hoteles Allegro Resorts, and its subsidiary in the country, Caribbean Village Dominicana that operates all-inclusive hotels in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Egypt, Tunisia and Kenya. Formerly the commercial, public relations and interline director for APA airlines, Mr Dannenberg is known as the man who …

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The press has reported the drowning of three Italian tourists last week, Roberto Bonibieri, 27, Alexandro Molincoeico, 34, and Fausto Tognassi, also 34 at El Valle in the province of Samana. The beach is rarely frequented by Dominicans as it is considered very dangerous due to the strong surf and on several occasions the Civil …

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Thomas Tours International, as it does every year, is organizing the stand for the Dominican Republic at the important ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, the world’s largest exhibition of its type. The Dominican mission will be head by the Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elias, who will be accompanied by more than 80 representatives …

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Minister of Tourism Frank Jorge Elias said that the Dominican delegation to the ITB fair should be the largest possible to confront bad media image given the Dominican Republic, as a result of the recent air accident. He said that, in the immediate future, the country could expect a decline in the affluence of visitors …

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The administrator of the Las Americas Airport criticized the foreign news media’s questioning of the security of Dominican airports. Yaqui Nuñez del Risco said that before making judgments about the reasons for the crash and blaming the Dominican authorities it is necessary to wait for the results of the investigation centered on the information recorded …

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President Joaquín Balaguer attended a Mass to officially mourn the deaths of the 189 people on board the 757 which crashed into the Atlantic. The Mass, held in the Chapel at the National Palace, was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and most of the important members of the Balaguer Administration. Masses were held …

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