2001 Travel News Archive – Page 7

President Hipolito Mejia has announced an allotment of US$25 million for a special campaign to raise public awareness abroad of the safety of vacationing in the DR. The contingency fund seeks to capture a share of the thousands of tourists who have cancelled their travel plans to destinations in the Middle East and Asia but …

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El Siglo reports the Cibao International Airport will start operations on 30 November with a flight from the United States. The name of the airline was not announced by airport spokesman Carlos Sully Fondeur. But Sully did say that American Airlines is already setting up its offices at the RD$500 million privately-built airport. The Cibao …

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Economist Andy Dauhajre, who is in charge of the Medium Term Foreign Financing Plan, has become the government spokesman on efforts to ensure the winter season tourism traffic is maintained. President Mejia headed a meeting of the tourism sector at the National Palace yesterday. Present were the Governor of the Central Bank Frank Guerrero Prats, …

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Engineer Hernani Salazar, of a Presidency-based public works office, has given an update on the expansion of the Las Americas highway into an expressway. The Las Americas Expressway will have six lanes, three in each direction. Salazar explains that traffic headed to the residential and commercial areas to the north of the avenue will in …

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The Ministry of the Armed Forces has refused the request of the Committee of Airlines and will continue to exempt diplomats, legislators, government officers, dignitaries of the Catholic Church and other VIPS from undergoing airport security checks at Las Americas International Airport. Major General Maximo Morel Marichal, in charge of the Specialized Airport Security Force, …

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The president of the Hotel & Restaurant Association Ramon Prieto confirmed that in the weeks following the 11 September terrorist attack, 80% of hotel reservations were cancelled. He said nationwide, hotel occupancy dropped below 50%. He said hotels have laid off about 20% of their personnel. But Prieto trusts the situation will return to normal …

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