2000 Travel News Archive – Page 18

El Siglo newspaper said that President Hipólito Mejía traveled to Guatemala yesterday at 4:30 pm by private jet. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Tolentino Dipp, Minister of Industry and Commerce Angel Lockward, and former governor of the Central Bank Eduardo Fernández accompanied him. The newspaper says that the latter is President Mejía’s choice to be …

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Hoy newspaper reports that to tell from the bookings already made on airlines flying the New York-Santo Domingo route, this year will set a new record in December arrivals. Hoy newspaper says that AA and TWA has almost all their seats taken. Ditto could be said for Continental Airlines. Holiday season tickets to the DR …

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The Hotel V Centenario Inter-Continental Santo Domingo is inviting all to taste dishes prepared by Chef Hu, who is "the official chef of the government of the Peoples Republic of China." Chef Hu will be in town to prepare dishes for the Chinese food event that has the following schedule: The inaugural dinner is set …

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Katia McKenzie, who opened the first Dominican travel office in England, at a time when UK traffic increased from 120,000 travelers to 216,000 travelers, says that the DR needs to work the UK market. Traffic is expected to be at 110,000 UK travelers this year. In an article in El Siglo newspaper, she says that …

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