1996 Travel News Archive – Page 4

Lynx Air was to be granted the right to fly on the Dominican Republic-Curacao-Miami sectors at the 2 October meeting of the Civil Aviation Board, according to the latter’s director, lawyer Vitelio Mejia. He said that the government sees it as a priority for additional airlines to begin services from here to the United States. …

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Raised in the Dominican Republic, Brenda Corrie, will be representing the United States in the golfing World Cup to be held in Manila, Philippines, from 31 October-11 November. The Dominican golfer who began her career under her father Jack Corrie is now ranked first in the south of the United States and second in the …

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Dominican Denny Méndez was elected Miss Italy in the city of Salsomaggior, on 7 September. Born in the Dominican Republic of Dominican parents, the new 18-year old Miss Italy has lived there since 1991 when her mother, divorced from her father, married an Italian who she met when he visited Santo Domingo as a tourist. …

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Dominican Selinee Méndez, not related to the new Miss Italy, was chosen as the “Super Model of the World” during a contest held in Kombles, Germany, in which 20 women participated. Following her win, she was invited to attend in Mister World that was held on 17 September in Turkey, and is considered to be …

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Last week, Laureano Guerrero Sánchez, the new director of the Comisión Aeroportuaria, the government department in charge of national airports, announced in an interview with the Listín Diario that one of his priorities is to begin work on the reconstruction and remodeling of the old terminal at Las Americas airport. The old terminal was destroyed …

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Horwath Consulting, under the sponsorship of Visa International and Asonahores, will be publishing its annual report on the Dominican hotel industry. The document studies the operational behavior of the industry in 1995, compared to the previous year. The report includes a listing of hotels by geographical location, and graphs illustrating the income and expenditure of …

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The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants opens its Tenth Convention at 7 pm on Wednesday, 25 September, at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo. The event also features a large trade show which will be open to those in the tourist industry from Wednesday, 25 September at 7 pm and then to the …

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Santo Domingo will soon have its own amber museum. It is scheduled to open on 5 September. Sited in the Colonial City its owner, Jorge Caridad Caridad, who has worked twenty five years with the semi-precious stone is also the proprietor of one of the best amber shops in the country, Ambar Nacional. He has …

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Last week, Santo Domingo’s hoteliers launched a strategic plan to boost travel to the capital city. Tourism consultant Juan Lladó said that the city should focus on attracting conventions, as well as visitors interested in participating in sporting events and festivals. The city of Santo Domingo offers many attractions for the holding of small conventions. …

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Computerized navigation systems are a growing phenomenon in rental cars. Avis, which has been renting such cars since early 1995, now has more than 1,000. Hertz began to offer cars with the same systems in mid-1995, and the company expects by October to have 8,000 cars in 16 cities equipped to display computer maps and …

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