1996 Travel News Archive – Page 27

The Caribbean tops the list of requested destinations that customers are booking through travel agents, according to a survey recently conducted by Infosystems, an independent fulfillment company. In a regular monthly survey of 34,000 travel agencies conducted by Infosystems, agents were asked to select the top three destinations for their customers. Out of the 52,053 …

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Months after the first equipment was installed at Las Americas to automate the car park, technicians from the Departamento Aeroportuario now report they are working on setting up the new system which will provide for the selling of parking tickets by machine.

Last week, the government adopted generic categories approved by the Union Mundial para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza to organize a system of protected areas. Decree 309-95 establishes six distinct categories. The new legislation will affect some developers who intended to establish tourist projects in areas that environmentalists feel should be strictly preserved for eco-tourism. …

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The newspaper Hoy reports that work is advancing on the planting of grass in areas adjacent to the Barahona International Airport’s 3,300 meter long runway. The newspaper has been following government efforts to ready the airport for use. The grass is being planted under the supervision of the runway’s builders, the Better Roads corporation of …

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Some 15 single and twin-engined light aircraft are expected to land on Monday, 8 January, at the Maria Montez Barahona International Airport. Frank Jorge Elias, the Minister of Tourism, reported that the members of the West Indies Flyers Club chose the Barahona airport for their visit to the Dominican Republic this year. Jorge Elías said …

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According to the statistics published by Pedro Sánchez of the Listín Diario, for the twelve months ending 31 December, some 2,118,380 passengers, both Dominicans and foreigners, made use of the Las Americas International Airport for arrivals and departures. Yaqui Núñez del Risco, governor of the airport, said some 1,051,546 travellers had arrived, including 483,416 Dominicans …

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The governor of the Las Americas International, Yaqui Núñez del Risco said that in December, some 206,598 passengers, 4% more than in the same month in 1994 passed through the airport. He said it is the first time that more than 200,000 people used the terminal in one month. He said there were some 131,141 …

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The Russian airline Aeroflot began flights to the Dominican Republic landing in Puerto Plata last week. A committee from the Minister of Tourism received the first passengers to fly directly from Moscow to Puerto Plata. Some 80 tourists arrived on the first flight which had a capacity for 200. A spokesman from the Ministry, Fernando …

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Both private sector and government spokesman for tourism believe 1995 was the best year ever for the Dominican tourist industry. The Minister for Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías told the newspaper Hoy that in 1995 the tourist industry consolidated its role as the sector that generates the most hard currency. He said that foreign visitors were …

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Last week the ambassador for Great Britain, Dick Thomson, said that some 75,000 tourists will be arriving from Britain, a 15,000 increase over 1995. The Dominican Republic has been participating in the World Travel Market tourist show held in November in London, and, as a result, local tour operators and hoteliers have made contact with …

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