2000 Travel News Archive – Page 30

Cesar José de los Santos, director of Tourism for the North Coast announced that Riu Hotels will build a new hotel in Puerto Plata. The Spanish hotel chain already operates two hotels in the Maimón, Puerto Plata area (Bambú and Merengue) where the new 500-room resort will go up. Riu also operates three hotels in …

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A Dominican Republic Merengue Festival is planned for Sunday, 9 July in Central Park, New York City. The festival is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism of the DR, the New York City Hall and the New York City Department of Parks. Merengue-dancing activities start at 3 pm. There also will be a talk on …

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El Siglo publishes a report on the advances of the international airport going up in Batey Cacata, La Romana. Airport administrator Luis Emilio Rodríguez Amiama says that the construction is 60% finished. He says they are working so that the first flights can arrive in mid December of this year. The Central Romana is the …

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Dominican Simon Suarez was chosen vice president of the Caribbean Hotel Association. Simon Suarez, is vice president of Coral Hotels in the DR. He is also vice president of the Dominican Hotel & Restaurant Association. He will be sworn in the post during the upcoming Caribbean Hotel Association convention to be held in Mexico. (29 …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association opposes the bill presented by Iván Rondón (PRI-Hato Mayor) that would give municipality status to the Island of Saona. The 70-square kilometer island at present is part of the National Park of the East. If it received municipality status, it would no longer be under the protection of the …

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