2001 Travel News Archive – Page 3

President Hipólito Mejía has shuffled his cabinet, moving ten government officials including three Secretaries of State. He named PRD director Siquió Ng de la Rosa as the new Administrative Secretary to the Presidency, replacing Pedro Franco Badía. Franco Badía has been named Minister of the Interior and Police, replacing Doctor Rafael Suberví Bonilla who will …

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Representatives of the public and private tourism sector still have not begun a planned European promotion of the DR because the government has not come through with a promised US$25 million grant. The Tourism Department decided to increase its promotion of the DR in Europe to compensate for the drop in North American tourism due …

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A seminar and trade show for travel agents specializing in the Dominican Republic will be held in New York City on Wednesday, October 24 and 25. (October 24 in Spanish, October 25 in English). All travel agents are invited and admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Dominican Republic Tourism Board of New …

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El Caribe newspaper reports today on a scam at the Las Americas International Airport. Passengers arriving in the country complain they are being extorted by customs officials. They say that when they arrive at the luggage inspection desk in the customs area, customs employees are demanding money in exchange for letting them have their suitcases. …

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