2001 Travel News Archive – Page 54

The Department of Customs announced this year it will replace the manual checking of incoming travelers at the main airports of the country with a more selective electronic system. Vicente Sanchez Baret told the audience at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, as reported in Hoy newspaper, that the new equipment will operate …

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The Pan American Sports Organization decided to give Santo Domingo one last chance at hosting the 2003 Pan American Games. Local news reports say that the organizing of the games was conditioned to the strict fulfillment of the work plan submitted by the local organizing committee at the Panama City assembly meeting. "This decision obliges …

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The Santana Beach Resort, located about a 12 minute drive from San Pedro de Macoris and 45 minutes from Santo Domingo announced the opening of its casino. A Catalunya hotel group owns the Santana Beach Resort from Spain. It has 500 rooms and features a 1.5 kilometer beach strip. (22 January 2001)

The province of Monseñor Nouel (Bonao) will host the Fifth Fair of Ecotourism and Production. The event is set for 24 May to 3 June at the Natura Bass fishing center of Hatillo Dam. The event is organized by the Fundacion de Ciencia y Arte and has the support of the Ministry of Tourism. (22 …

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Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association said that while hotel occupancy was up 3 points to 70% in 2000, revenues were down US$100 million. He said this clearly proves that hoteliers are selling their packages for less this year. Villanueva says that revenue-wise 2001 will be a worse year …

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Amhsa Marina Hotels & Resorts announced two more hotels are under its management. These are the Paraiso del Sol and the Camino del Sol hotels located in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. With these two hotels, Amhsa Marina has 2,076 rooms in 10 hotels. The Hotel Paraiso del Sol opened in January 2000 with 300 rooms. (19 …

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