2001 Travel News Archive – Page 53

The first US tourist charter flight to land in the new La Romana International Airport arrived last week. Transglobal brought the first 126 sun-needy tourists from Minneapolis, US. Transglobal has programmed 12 charter flights for the winter season. Tourists will be staying at the Casa de Campo, Amhsa Marina Casa del Mar, Coral Canoa, Gran …

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Chefs Juan Bautista of the Hotel Sol de Plata was the big winner during the Vth Gastronomical Festival of Sosua and Cabarete. Miguel Tapia of the Restaurante La Carreta won a special award for Best Dish, and Chef Leonel D’Orville of the Hotel Playa Escondida was all smiles for winning the Best Presentation award. Winners …

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The Dominican Republic’s Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2001) will be held at Casa de Campo Hotel & Resort in La Romana 29-31 March 2001. DATE 2001 provides the opportunity for decision-makers representing international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive buyers, airline and charter operators to meet with more than 150 Dominican suppliers to discuss tourism development partnerships. …

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Hoy newspaper carries an interview with Costa Rica Ambassador Mario Garnier and his wife Isabel Chavez. The couple says they feel at home in the DR. "We will be here on official duty until year 2002, when a new President of Costa Rica will be elected, and the cabinet changes," he told Hoy newspaper. But, …

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President Hipolito Mejia was present at the formal opening of the 50-room Hotel Las Caobas in the northcentral city of San Francisco de Macorís. A Rancho Steak House restaurant is on the premises. The hotel is located in the Urbanizacion Almanzar, Los Ciruelitos, San Francisco and is said to be San Francisco’s first full service …

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