2003 Travel News Archive – Page 11

Central Bank statistics for the first half of the year show that tourists aged 21-35 years make up the largest segment of travelers to the Dominican Republic, numbering 381,622. Many of these brought their children with them, as 96,119 children under 12 visited during the first half of the year. Other age segments were 13-20 …

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Hans Dannenberg, director of the Puerto Plata Hotel Association, says that the Mark Travel Corporation is extremely confident about the upsurge of business on the North Coast and announced its plans to reintroduce its presence there. Last year alone the company booked 2.6 million US travelers, sending them primarily to Mexico, Hawaii, Las Vegas and …

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According to Central Bank statistics, tourism is up by 24% for the first two weeks of July, constituting a ?boom? within the hospitality sector. The increase is even more significant when taking into account the upcoming Pan American Games and the additional attractions for tourists. During the first six months of the year, tourism from …

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Milly Quezada, Kinito M?ndez, Los Hermanos Rosario, Ilegales and Monchy y Alexandra are among Hispanic performers nominated for Latin Grammy Awards. Milly Quezada (Pienso As?…), Kinito M?ndez (Sigo Siendo El Hombre Merengue) and Los Hermanos Rosario (Swing A Domicilio) are nominated in the Best Merengue Album category. Monchy y Alexandra (Confesiones…) are down for the …

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The capital city of the Dominican Republic has an expansive 30 kilometers of green space within its limits, or 5% of the 104 square kilometers that make up Santo Domingo. These parks are the Jard?n Bot?nico Nacional, Mirador Sur, Litoral Sur, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Independencia, Duarte, Enriquillo and Cayetano Germos?n. Other nearby parks, such …

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According to an exit poll carried out by the Central Bank, more US tourists discovered the Dominican Republic through the Internet (2.7%) than by magazines (2.5%), newspapers (1.1%) or TV (1%). The main source of information on the country remains travel agencies (28.7%) and friends (27.8%). European tourists rely on travel agencies in greater number …

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President Hipolito Mejia decreed that the Autov?a del Este will now be known as Avenida Presidente Antonio Guzman. The Autovia del Este runs from Boca Chica to San Pedro de Macoris (Juan Dolio and Guayacanes beaches). The construction of the highway cut by about half an hour the time it takes to drive from Santo …

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The Dominican Republic has a chance at becoming the mecca for major world sports events. At least it will have the venues for the time being.  The Mej?a administration has built world class sports installations for the Pan American Games that will take place 1-17 August and thereafter the possibility of hosting major regional and …

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The latest Central Bank figures show that tourism in the Dominican Republic was up 18% for the first six months of the year, with nearly 245,000 more visitors arriving during this period than in 2002. By the Central Bank?s calculation, these tourists produced US$1.61 billion for the economy and, if current trends continue until the …

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Tricia Thorndike Suriel, the Ithaca, New York resident who ran a ski school in Colorado, and then traded in the mountains for the beach when she moved to Cabarete. For about 10 years she promoted mountain biking, exploring and adventure sports ? Iguana Mama from her base in Cabarete. Now she has moved back with …

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