2003 – Page 20

Tourists to visit farms

Hotel owners and tour representatives from Punta Cana and Bayahibe, which receive over 58% of the Dominican Republic’s US$3.5 billion tourist income, are planning on taking tourists to nearby farms as part of a “farm tourism” program. These day trips are aimed at improving the lot of small farmers, and at bringing some added commercial …

Paradisus Palma Real joins Leading Hotels of the World

Punta Cana-based Paradisus Palma Real is one of the newer properties now featured in the exclusive “Leading Hotels of the World” collection. The 554 all-suite luxury resort rooms all feature mahogany furniture, flat-screen TV, DVD and CD players, mini-bar, high-speed Internet access, and living areas with sofa bed and a private terrace or balcony. Guest …

Bayahibe publishes its diving guide

The Romana-Bayahibe Hotels Association and the Ministry of Environment have sponsored the publication of the Bayahibe and National Park of the East scuba diving guide. The area is famous for having some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling sites in the Dominican Republic. The publication was compiled by Adolfo Lopez Belando, with contributions by …

Gems of Dominican music

The Ministry of Tourism has released “Caribbean Gems: Joyas Musicales Dominicanas,” a CD that compiles 13 tracks (83 minutes) of music composed by the legends of Dominican music. The CD was produced by Maestro Jose Antonio Molina, and features boleros, bachata, merengue of some of the better known Dominican composers of all times. The tracks …

Play ball!

Tourists visiting the Dominican Republic through January have the opportunity to attend Dominican style baseball games, with all the enthusiasm that local crowds bring to the game. The strongest rivalry is between the Tigres del Licey (tigers) and Aguilas Cibaenas (eagles), that play at Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Ball Park (capacity 25,000) or the Cibao ball …

First scheduled flights to El Catey

A LTU flight from Dusseldorf, Germany became the inaugural flight of El Catey International Airport at Samana (AZS) when it arrived on Monday, 6 November at 7 :10 pm. Condor has scheduled flight No. DE2248 departing from Frankfurt International scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, 7 November at 8:05pm. The first return Condor flight to Frankfurt, …

Jack Nicklaus to inaugurate course

Jack Nicklaus will be in Cap Cana on 7-8 November for the inaugural celebrations for his signature golf course, Punta Espada Golf Course at the real estate development project, Cap Cana in the Punta Cana area. The Golden Bear, as the legendary golfer is known, will tour the 18 holes of the course on foot …

Coral is no longer a Hilton

Coral Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Hotels Corporation announced that effective 31 October the Coral by Hilton brand would be dissolved after a three-year relationship. Hilton president Matthew Hart described the relationship as successful, and Simon Suarez, executive vice president of Coral Hotels said the de-branding was a mutually agreed and amicable decision. Coral by …

Modern hotel for new city center

InterContinental Hotels Group, the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, will operate the new Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Santo Domingo, slated for opening at the end of 2007. The new hotel site is the corner of Abraham Lincoln Avenue and Rafael Augusto Sanchez Street in the bustling new commercial and residential …

Cruise ship season under way

With the arrival of the Braemar at the Don Diego docks, the 2006-2007 cruise ship season started in Santo Domingo. The Port of Santo Domingo is currently in the midst of a massive remodeling project. The first 599 visitors who arrived on Wednesday, 25 October were met, however, with a traditional merengue band and dance …

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