2000 Travel News Archive – Page 14

Felix Felipe, who oversees the Barceló group operation in the DR, forecast in an interview in "En Sociedad" magazine in Hoy newspaper that by year 2004, the DR will be receiving six million visitors per year. He estimates that in 20 years, some 50 million tourists per year should be booking Dominican holidays. Today there …

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The US Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations Environmental Program are sponsoring the visit of the Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Peter W. Anderson to southeastern coastal waters. For a photo of the ship, see http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/coastal/Anderson/Anderson.html The Anderson is fitted with over-the-side sampling equipment for monitoring water quality. It will survey the coastal waters in …

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El Caribe newspaper points out that the writing is on the wall for Boca Chica, Santo Domingo’s closest better beach. From a sleepy beach resort in the 80s, Boca Chica is today a bustling beach area with about 2,000 hotel rooms in a handful of big hotels and dozens of small hotels. In January of …

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President Hipólito Mejía traveled to the East over the weekend to be present at the inaugural of the first Hospiten clinic for travelers in the Punta Cana-Bávaro area. The Spanish hospital chain opened a 64-bed hospital to serve tourists visiting the area. The Bavaro-Punta Cana area has more than 17,000 hotel rooms, and an estimated …

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Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas said that the new bridge that is parallel to the Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge and is under construction over the Ozama River will be ready in April 2001. He said that the repairs of the old Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge will conclude in 45 days, and the latter should …

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The vice president of planning and marketing for the Banco BHD and representative of the Banco Sabadell of Spain, Jordi Torras said that the Euro is a reality in the DR. He said the BHD will offer savings accounts and certificates of deposit in Euros with the support and experience of the Banco Sabadell, of …

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