2000 Travel News Archive – Page 36

The Panamerican Sports Organization (ODEPA) confirmed Santo Domingo will be host city of the 2003 Pan American Games. The confirmation took place yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Dominican government’s sale of the lot diagonally across from the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center where the Olympic Village was to be built caused concern among …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez forecast that more about three million persons will visit this year. Visitors are expected to spend US$2,950 million on their Dominican sojourn. In a story featured in the Listín Diario, Jiménez forecasts that 2000 will be a great year for the DR tourism industry. He said arrivals were up 18% …

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Reyson Pimentel is the president of the newly created Dominican Republic chapter of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. CTO is the leading tourism organization in the Caribbean. Other members of the board are: Teddy de Lara, vice president; Miriam Cambiar, secretary; Fidelina Pimentel, membership director; Luisa Cabral, public relations; and Alexandra Victoria, director of the marketing. …

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US Airways, the fifth largest airline in the world in terms of passengers boarded, announced on May 18 it has filed with the Department of Transportation to serve four new Caribbean routes, including Philadelphia-Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Service to the DR would be daily. US Airways has the most comprehensive route network throughout the eastern …

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Two companies have pre-qualified to bid for the assets of the bankrupt state airline, Dominicana de Aviacion (CDA). They are Aserca Airlines (Venezuela) and the Friedman Turbidy Associates consortium. The minimum price fixed by the State Enterprises Reform Commission (CREP) is US$11.5 million. Plagued by operational problems, and restricted from landing at most destination cities …

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Traffic increased 43.3% in the first three months of the year through the Punta Cana International Airport according to Hoy newspaper. Airport statistics show 268,710 arrivals, 83,832 more than last year for the same period. In January there were 89,966 arrivals; February 90,614 arrivals; March 60,718 arrivals. Of the total arrivals, 23.52% were Germans, 18.18% …

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