2003 – Page 24

The Ministry of Tourism has announced that discount vacation tour operator SunWing has increased its operations to the DR, driven by the increase in Canadian market demand for Dominican vacations. The company has increased its charter flights to the DR to 19 flights, up from 12. As of this winter, the company will add seven …

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Charles Muller, who became well known to Dominicans for his persistent efforts during the opening of the Santo Domingo Hilton, is moving on to oversee the opening of the five-star 285-room Hilton Madrid Airport. The hotel, located 10 minutes from the center of Madrid city and only three minutes from Barajas airport is scheduled for …

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Condor, the German airline, has added a Santo Domingo stopover to its flight from Frankfurt to San Jose, Costa Rica. The Dominican Republic, a midway point, will benefit by acquiring a direct connection to San Jose, Costa Rica from Las Americas International Airport (Santo Domingo). The company will be flying twice a week using Boeing …

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Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown/Yankelovich travel consulting firm reports that the category of ?volunteer vacations? is gaining in numbers. The company reports that while the overwhelming majority of Americans will spend time with friends or family, or enjoy some long-overdue rest and relaxation vacations, a growing number of Americans are using their vacation time to help …

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Canadian airline Air Transat has announced that it will be offering a direct service to Samana from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, starting in November. The airport at El Catey is scheduled for opening in November and will service the Cabrera, Rio San Juan and Samana (Las Terrenas, Las Galeras and Samana) areas, that previously were …

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Miss Universe 2003, Dominican Amelia Vega has a role as Chanice in “Homie Spumoni”, a comedy with Whoopi Goldberg. This is her second film, her first being an appearance in Andy Garcia’s “The Lost City” (2005). The plot of the film tells the story of African-American Renato (Donald Faison) who has been raised in an …

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The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has 8 offices in Europe, 3 in the United States, 2 in Canada, 4 in South America, one in Puerto Rico and another in Japan. The revised list of office contact information can be seen at http://www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2006/Touristoffices.shtml

Lisandro Macarrulla, president of Inversiones Turisticas Sans Souci, the project that includes a marina, shopping area and real estate development along the east and west banks of the Ozama River, announced that the San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal will be in operation by October 2006, and that they will inaugurate a new terminal on the …

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It’s fiesta time in Bayahibe this weekend, with a Viva Bayahibe event scheduled for the Friday, 25 August to Sunday, 27 August weekend. Most of the events will take place on Calle La Bahia, Bayahibe (from Restaurante La Punta to Restaurant Barco Bar), from 6 pm to 2 am. There will be typical music playing …

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Casa de Campo Resort was featured on the popular KNBC program, Mansions and Millionaires on Saturday, 19 August. KNBC is the NBC-owned and operated station in Los Angeles and the network’s West Coast flagship. The program presented an overview of the villas at Casa de Campo, golf, marinas, yachting, skeet and shooting, family life, boating, …

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