2001 Travel News Archive – Page 49

The National Hotel & Restaurant Association says that its official position is to reject the construction of hotels at the limits of the National Park of the East. President Mejia had authorized this by decree, and later by a bill sent to Congress. As reported in El Siglo newspaper, Asonahores said that the parks should …

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What is being described as the biggest storm of the year in the Northeast of the United States affected American and TWA flights to the Dominican Republic. Continental flights operated with several hour delays. The New York area airports were not closed, but airlines preferred to cancel flights to avoid stranding people at airports. Extra …

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The director of the Ministry of Tourism Marketing Plan for North America, Lilia Moliné announced that Delta Airlines will soon start flights to the Dominican Republic from Atlanta, Georgia, as reported in El Siglo newspaper. She said that 32% of travelers visiting the DR come from the US, 50% come from Europe. The DR has …

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President Hipólito Mejia, admitting that a decree cannot modify a law, corrected his error in January, as newspaper reports revealed over the weekend. Reportedly, he sent to the Senate on 23 January a law that gives legality to what he proposes in two earlier decrees. The subject of controversy is the separation of an area …

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The government’s announcement to expropriate beach property part of the Jaragua National Park on the southwestern coast is also making headlines. This is not the first time the lands make headlines. Tourism development of the lands were halted when the Leonel Fernandez administration debated the expropriation of the lands during the last months of the …

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The Dominican Republic representative before the World Trade Organization, Federico Alberto Cuello urged Congress to pass the Codigo de Ordenamiento de Mercado, a bill that establishes free competition practices. He said that the Dominican Republic authorities should be concerned with the expected merges of American Airlines and TWA and that of Iberia and Air Europa. …

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