2000 Travel News Archive – Page 51

Santo Domingo: Luisa Maria Guell and Frank Ceara. Remington Palace. Eddy Herrera and Sergio Vargas. Stephanie’s Club Disco. Anthony Rios at El Maunaloa Night Club. Chucho Avellanet at Discoteca Azucar (Omni). Hotel Melia. Toño Rosario y Orquesta at Discoteca Jet Set. Frank Ceara at Berimbao Café. José Antonio Rodríguez at Il Grappolo. Audrey Campos at …

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Los Corbanitos could be the next tourist area to begin development in the DR. Los Corbanitos is located in the southwestern province of Peravia, near Salinas (excellent site for windsurfing) and Las Calderas Navy Base. El Siglo newspaper reports that investors have made a proposal to the government-owned Inmobiliaria Corde for the purchase of 15 …

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Players set to be part of the US Professional Volleyball League, expected to begin in the USA in January 2001, will travel to the DR to play the Dominican national women’s volleyball team next week. Cristobal Marte, vice president of the Dominican Volleyball Federation and vice president of the International Volleyball Federation made the announcement. …

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The northeastern coastal region known as Costa Verde (María Trinidad Sánchez province east of Puerto Plata) is preparing for its Carnavarengue 2000 slated for 13-20 February. The event merges carnival and merengue festival celebrations. Events will take place in Nagua and María Trinidad Sánchez province. (18 February 2000)

Arturo Villanueva said that a large number of big hotels in the DR have not had to suffer through the present electricity crisis. The executive vice president of the National Hotel Association said that many of these hotels are on independent electricity production circuits. Major resorts in La Romana and La Altagracia provinces (Bayahibe, Dominicus, …

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Antonio Isa Conde told El Siglo that the pre-qualifying period for bidders for the state airline, Dominicana Airlines, is 29 February. He says the tender will take place 30 days afterwards. He said 21 companies have shown an interest in participating. He said that the larger debts of the former Compañía Dominicana de Aviación have …

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