2003 Travel News Archive – Page 8

Guavaberry Golf & Country announces 3 Night/4 Day Golf Packages starting at $545 per person. The complete package includes three night/four day accommodations at the all-inclusive Costa Caribe Coral by Hilton, all airport transfers, welcome drinks at the golf course, three rounds of 18-hole championship golf with cart, one basket of golf balls for the …

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Conservation International will be releasing the most comprehensive study to date of global tourism and its impact on the world?s most environmentally sensitive areas on 12 September during the World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa. In the report, ?Tourism and Biodiversity: Mapping Tourism’s Global Footprint,? Conservation International advocates that given that global tourism numbers …

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Puerto Rican tourists can now fly to Punta Cana resorts from Aguadilla, on the northwestern coast of Puerto Rico. Pan American (all flights are operated by Boston Main Airways jets) has flights to Punta Cana (PUJ) on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The service is also available to Santo Domingo on Monday, Thursday, Friday, …

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On occasion of the upcoming visit of President Hip?lito Mej?a to Spain on Friday, 12 September, the Spanish Embassy has released data on Spanish investment in the Dominican Republic. According to the Embassy, as reported in Hoy newspaper, total Spanish direct investment in the Dominican Republic is at US$3 bilion. Of the 57 large Spanish …

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El Caribe reported on Sunday that Internet caf?s are now offering DSL service at very modest rates, and that the number of sites is increasing every month. Costs for access average between RD$30 and RD$40 per hour. According to Asun Egurza, writing for El Caribe, using the Internet at these locales can be very economical, …

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Trinidad Ambassador Jerry Narace told the Listin Diario that Trinidadian airline, BWIA is considering using the Dominican Republic as a hub instead of Miami. The company is studying a direct flight to the Dominican Republic, two times a week, as a starter. ?We want to improve our ties with Latin America because everyone is consolidating …

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Presidente Beer has begun its promotion for the 17-19 October Presidente Latin Music Festival. The biannual festival is in its fifth version, and is one of the leading musical extravaganzas in Latin America. The festival this year will again be held at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium, which was recently remodeled for the Pan …

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Those interested in attending the 5th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival can now purchase their tickets online in advance. The festival opens Wednesday, 1 October at Hotel Sos?a Bay (Sos?a) with the participation of Puerto Plata Jazz Ensemble and Jose Furito Rios and Group from Puerto Rico. It continues on the next day moving on to …

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Hans Dannenberg, director of the Puerto Plata Hotels Association, says that the occupancy in the North Coast hotels is up this year. Tourism in the North Coast is returning to levels prior to the 9/11 phenomenon that caused a pronounced drop in travel to the Caribbean over the 2001-2002 winter season. Dannenberg says this year …

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With the depreciated peso, Dominicans have turned inland to spend their vacations. August occupancies, especially from Thursday to Sunday has peaked at many hotels all around the country. Hans Dannenberg, of the Puerto Plata Hotel Association, said that in some cases the hotels have had over bookings on the weekends. He told Hoy newspaper that …

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