2000 Travel News Archive – Page 12

The Ministry of Tourism does not have enough money to promote the country abroad or to combat the allegations that it is rife with diseases. Pedro Dajer, Deputy Minister of Tourism for International Affairs, aid that the Ministry must wait until the next budget year, when it will have DR$700 million (around US$42 million) to …

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The Minister of Public Health, Jose Rodriguez Soldevilla, told reporters that the ?negative Campaign? being conducted on Internet sites in Germany and Great Britain is completely baseless. Coinciding with the start of the tourist season, certain unnamed web sites in those countries have reported that the DR is rife with contagious diseases, such as malaria, …

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Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Puerto Plata, Tourism Minister, Ramon Alfredo Bordas, announced that DR$14 million (around (US$850,000) has been appropriated for the renovation of the North Coast city?s port. The project calls for the installation of moorage for private yachts, construction of new walkways and roads, and the …

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ARA Hotels took over the operation of the 134-room Hotel Marapica in Puerto Plata. Tony Alvarez, president of the corporation, made the announcement. ARA Hotels also operates the following hotels in the DR: Sosua: Tropicana, Costa Tropical, Casa Linda, Villa Chessa, Villas Casa Linda Cabarete: Bahia Linda, Las Orquideas, Terraza las Palmas Rio San Juan: …

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Minister of Tourism Ramón Alfredo Bordas said that he has given instructions to prohibit handicraft, excursion and time-share vendors from peddling their services and products to tourists taking the sun on beaches. He made the announcement at the American Chamber of Commerce Puerto Plata chapter luncheon held at the Hotel Playa Naco in Puerto Plata, …

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Many hotels are offering special deals for the 2-6 November long weekend. On Monday, 6 November, Constitution Day will be celebrated in the DR. Most businesses and schools will take the day off. The long weekend is seen as the last time for Dominicans to enjoy the resorts, as come the winter season, it is …

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The president of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque has resubmitted the bill that would add the name of Partido Revolucionario Dominicano leader José Francisco Peña Gómez to the name of the Las Americas International Airport. This bill had been submitted upon the death of Peña Gómez in 1998, but was modified to eliminate the name of …

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