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Business side trips with the wife

Business travelers are taking more personal time on either side of a business trip, according to a recent Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown/Yankelovich 2006 National Business Travel Monitor study. The research shows that attitudes towards this corporate perk favor mixing pleasure with business. YPBY data showed that 44% of active business travelers state that they “extend …

World tourism trends

The World Tourism Organization is circulating their half-year Tourism Barometer. The report analyses the first quarter performance of the world tourism industry. Statistics show that tourism continues strong. International tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2006 are estimated at 236 million worldwide, or some 10 million more than in the same period of …

Plan to build up Puerto Plata’s Malecon

The Ministry of Tourism has its eyes on building up Puerto Plata’s Malecon. The Ministry announced that President Fernandez has issued Decree 221-06 that authorizes the construction of seven-floor towers on the city’s seafront avenue. In the past, only four floor buildings were located there. Three hundred rooms per hectare are allowed. The Ministry says …

Nick Faldo on new Westin course

Golf course designer Nick Faldo was recently in the Dominican Republic to oversee construction of the Alto Verde course that is going up at the site of the new Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort, in the Macao area north of Punta Cana. This is an 18-hole championship Nick Faldo Signature Golf Course that …

Kiteboarding Cup

The 7th World Kiteboarding Cup begins Wednesday, 28 June in Cabarete, with finals happening on Sunday, 2 July 2006. The event takes place in Bozo Beach, the westernly section of Cabarete Beach. It is organized by the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association and is supported by the Ministry of Tourism of the DR, Wyndham Viva Tangerine …

Sun Village to host Miss Maxim 2006

Maxim, the best-selling men’s lifestyle magazine in the US and the world, with 31 international editions in 45 countries, will be hosting the finals of its Miss Maxim contest at Puerto Plata’s Sun Village Resort & Spa. The competition is set for Saturday, 22 July at the Cofresi location. Twenty-seven international finalists will grace the …

Condohotel Portillo by Prieto

The Consorcio Prieto announced the construction of the Condohotel Portillo, with a US$40 million investment. The project calls for the construction of 206 villas and the development of the Portillo landing field into a larger airport. The developers vie to attract owners of small jets and airplanes that can fly into the residential community with …

Royal Caribbean cruise to Samana

Royal Caribbean Line’s Grandeur of the Seas will be making a stopover in Samana in 2007 as part of a nine night cruise to the Caribbean underway from 18 May through 16 November of that year. Cruise dates are 18 May, 15 June, 13 July, 10 August, 5 October, 19 October, 2 November and 16 …

A Legend calls Santo Domingo “Home”

As from 16 December 2007, Royal Caribbean will have a homeport in the Dominican Republic for the first time. Legend of the Seas will sail out of Santo Domingo, through spring 2008, offering two alternating seven-night itineraries that can be combined for a 14-night vacation. The announcement comes on the heels of the remodeling of …

Judge Reinhold vacations in Puerto Plata

Well known American actor Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr., alias Judge Reinhold, was vacationing with his wife Amy at the Sun Village Resort & Spa, in Cofresi, Puerto Plata. Reinhold is best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop I and II, together with Eddy Murphy. During their stay, they visited Ocean World, …

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