2001 Travel News Archive – Page 2

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Air marshals on flights to and from US

Diario Libre reports that US airlines are now flying with Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) on board. The new security agents are trained to respond to criminal acts as well as other in-flight emergencies. FAMs are authorized to carry firearms and make arrests while preserving the safety of aircraft, crew, and passengers. The newspaper says the …

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More travellers from Cincinnati, Baltimore and Atlanta

2001 could still be a good year in numbers of leisure travellers from the United States to Punta Cana, reports El Caribe. The area is the most popular in the DR with US travellers and was hardest hit by 11 September events which caused multiple cancellations of charters primarily from the New York area. But …

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Slow start for winter travel season

The president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, Ramon Prieto, said reservations for the winter high season show a 20-30% decline over last year’s levels. What is of most concern is that tour operators are waiting for the last minute to book the hotels, especially in the case of German travellers who make up …

Better infrastructure and fewer new rooms

Julio Llibre, spokesman for the Coral Hotels chain, complained yesterday that 23% of hotel revenues goes to pay taxes. He spoke at an open debate held yesterday at the Casa de Bastidas sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. He said that to improve the tourism image of the country more investment is needed in the …

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Better infrastructure and fewer new rooms

Julio Llibre, spokesman for the Coral Hotels chain, complained yesterday that 23% of hotel revenues goes to pay taxes. He spoke at an open debate held yesterday at the Casa de Bastidas sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. He said that to improve the tourism image of the country more investment is needed in the …

Employees fired at Las Americas for extortion

The director of the Customs Office, Vicente Sanchez Baret, has ordered the transfer of more than 90 employees and the firing of supervisors and inspectors at the Las Americas International Airport after receiving claims from passengers of extortion and reports of contraband at the country’s main airport. The decision comes after the press revealed that …

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Employees fired at Las Americas for extortion

The director of the Customs Office, Vicente Sanchez Baret, has ordered the transfer of more than 90 employees and the firing of supervisors and inspectors at the Las Americas International Airport after receiving claims from passengers of extortion and reports of contraband at the country’s main airport. The decision comes after the press revealed that …

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New ministers at Tourism and Interior & Police

As expected, President Hipolito Mejía has appointed four new deputy ministers at the Ministry of Interior and Police seeking to help resolve the crisis at that department which followed the transfer of its former Minister, Rafael Suberví, to the Ministry of Tourism. News reports say the new Minister of Interior and Police, Pedro Franco Badía, …

Cameras to prevent extortion in airports

El Caribe reports that the Customs Office (DGA) plans to install closed circuit video cameras in luggage inspection areas of all airports in the country to keep an eye on customs officers who may try to extort “tolls” from travelers. It was recently revealed in the media that some people were being charged up to …

Cheaper flights to the US

Nearly all the major airlines have cut return airfare prices from the Dominican Republic. American Airlines, for example, has reduced its return ticket prices by RD$3000 on average. Now you can fly from Las Americas Airport to Miami for RD$6055 (a saving of RD$3500) and to New York for RD$7300 (normally RD$10,900). Continental Airlines has …

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2001 Travel News Archive – Page 2

Air marshals on flights to and from US

More travellers from Cincinnati, Baltimore and Atlanta

Slow start for winter travel season

Better infrastructure and fewer new rooms

Better infrastructure and fewer new rooms

Employees fired at Las Americas for extortion

Employees fired at Las Americas for extortion

New ministers at Tourism and Interior & Police

Cameras to prevent extortion in airports

Cheaper flights to the US