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Puerto Plata benefits from funds

Puerto Plata is the main beneficiary of the newly created tourism area infrastructure fund managed by the Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry of Tourism is investing RD$1 billion of the airport surcharge funds generated as of this year through April 2007 in Puerto Plata. Fund manager Jose Gabriel Aponte said that RD$9 billion is being …

Repaved roads for Punta Cana area

The Ministry of Public Works has announced the completion of the reconstruction of 10 kilometers of the Veron-Bavaro highway in the province of La Altagracia (Punta Cana). The repaving of the highway makes travel easier in the area. Works continue on the areas known as Cocoloco and Los Transformadores, another stretch of 11 kms of …

Casa de Campo Summer Fashion Show

Internationally acclaimed Brazilian fashion designer Carlos Miele will be showing his designs this summer at the 15th Annual Por La Vida fashion show at Casa de Campo, which will benefit the MIR Foundation. The event is scheduled for 5-7 August 2006. Carlos Miele looks to traditional Brazilian craft techniques like patchwork, stitching, crochet and leatherwork …

CTO expedites getting US passports

The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced it is entering in partnership with the US Postal Service to promote US citizens getting their passports before the 31 December 2006 deadline. Americans will be able to apply for a US passport at select CTO-organized events. CTO announced that the alliance seeks to prevent prospective Caribbean vacations from …

More American tourists in the DR

Nearly 600,000 tourists from the United States visited the Dominican Republic in the first quarter of 2006. The flow of tourists from the US is experiencing an upswing. Of the 987,599 tourists who visited the DR in the first three months of the year, 55% were from the USA. The tourism authorities attribute the steady …

Training program in Bayahibe

The Romana-Bayahibe Hotel Association (RBHA) opened a high school and vocational center last week in the village of Bayahibe. The regional hoteliers received a US$100,000 contribution from the Tour Operators Initiative (TOI) and the Swiss Hotelplan company to carry out the project that overlooks the Bayahibe hotel and boating areas. The initiative sets an example …

Delta to fly to Puerto Plata

As from 15 December 2006, Delta Air Lines is adding an Atlanta-Puerto Plata connection. The airline announced that the flight will operate during the peak winter season, when both tourists and expatriates visit the DR. Delta already flies from Atlanta to Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, as well as operating flights between New York (JFK) …

Boston fans cheer David Ortiz

With a powerful swing of the bat in the eighth inning, David Ortiz secured a Red Sox 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees with a three-run home run into the bullpen on Monday night. As reported in the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox web site, when the game was over, the sellout crowd …

Dominicans win Billboard Latin Music Awards

Dominican performers Andy Andy, Aventura and Luny Tunes won Billboard Latin Music Awards at the event finale. The ceremony took place on 27 April at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida and aired on Telemundo. The producer of the year award went to the reggaeton production team of Luny Tunes, the first time a …

Where the tourists are coming from

During the first quarter of 2006, tourists residing in the United States made up the majority of all nationalities visiting the DR. Central Bank statistics indicate that 296,963 US tourists arrived. March was the peak month for US tourists for the start of the year, with 87,206 coming to escape the cold. Tourists coming from …

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