1996 Travel News Archive – Page 8

The Minister of Tourism for Haiti, Maryse Penette, is working to encourage joint tourism policies between the two countries sharing this island of Hispaniola. In a press interview with Hoy, the Minister explained she is now working on a course that will allow Haiti to follow in the footsteps of the booming tourist industry in …

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The Dominican government has assigned US$50,000 to the Ministry of Tourism for a first payment against the debt the Ministry has incurred with the World Tourism Organization, the principal body that groups the tourism departments of the governments of the world. The total balance owed is said to be three times that amount. The payment …

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The Listín Diario reported that the Federal Aviation Agency of the United States and the Dominican Civil Aviation Board began negotiations in Miami to lift the ban on Dominican aircraft flying to U.S. territory. Manuel Enrique Tavares, advisor to the director of the Civil Aviation Board, is leading the Dominican delegation. A pilot himself, businessman …

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Two foreign residents of the Colonial city, a Spaniard, Antonio Corellano, and an Austrian, Alexander Minibaeck, have organized businesses of the Colonial City into an Asociación de Bares, Restaurantes y Afines de la Zona Colonial (Abrizco). The association hopes to be a vehicle for solving problems and act as a developer of original activities to …

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Marketplace ’97 will take place from 12-14 January in Cancun, Mexico, and the preferred date for making registrations is 31 August. “Marketplace” is the premier matchmaking and marketing event for Caribbean hotels. It is organized by the Caribbean Hotel Association. For more information contact the D.R’s Asociación Nacional de Hoteles y Restaurantes.

The U.S. Discovery TV Channel is to make a program about the Merengue Festival, which will be held in Santo Domingo during the last week of July. The production crew will be in the country from 22 to 30 July. The hour-long program, “Travelers”, looks at the world’s greatest festivals and celebrations. It seeks to …

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Barahona’s first charter aircraft carrying tourists for the area’s hotels is expected to arrive on 31 July. The Transmeridian Airline jet, with passengers flying from New York to Barahona, has a capacity for 174 passengers, and will land every Wednesday at the brand new María Montez International Airport. The government invested RD$700 million in the …

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José Manuel Amat, a pioneer and a firm believer in, and promoter of, the tourism potential of the Dominican Republic, died last week of cancer in Madrid, much before his time. Mr. Amat was the man behind the building up of the Occidental Hotels chain in the country. A man of vision, since the time …

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In the opinion of the new director of the Civil Aviation Board, Vitelio Mejía Ortíz, the country should not sacrifice aviation safety to benefit tourism with a policy of “open skies”. He said that the government’s objective is to expedite the approval of permits to the largest number of regular airlines, and that with the …

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Last week, Cardinal Nicolás López Rodríguez blessed the new Capilla Santa María de la Rábida at the Columbus Lighthouse. A weekly Mass will be celebrated at 5 pm on Sundays. At the opening of the new chapel, Cardinal López spoke about the purpose of the Columbus Lighthouse, saying that it is the tomb of Christopher …

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