2003 – Page 40

Viva Wyndham hotels formally opened Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada (former Heavens) after investing US$10 million. It is the chain?s fifth hotel in the Dominican Republic and eighth overall. The reopening of the hotel is a joint venture with the participation of the original hotel investors, the Silverio Messon family and Bournigal Medical Group of Puerto …

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The Fourth Annual PB Dye Christmas Cup Invitational Golf Tournament is slated for the Punta Cana Resort & Club on December 28, 2004. The tournament is open to all and the rates are US$150 per player if staying at the Punta Cana Resort & Club and US$180 per if staying at other resorts in Punta …

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United has begun service to Punta Cana (PUJ) from Chicago O?Hare International Airport (ORD). The flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The airline will employ an A-320 with capacity for 138 passengers.

The Bavaro Princess opened its mega-casino on Saturday, 11 December. Ernesto Veloz, the director of the Association of Hotels of the East, described the venue as one of the biggest casinos in the Caribbean in an interview with El Caribe. The casino will be operated by Tower, the company that is building a second casino …

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Skateboarding has been added to the sports of kiteboarding, windsurfing, sailing and surfing as those that attract active tourists to Cabarete, Puerto Plata. Boarders from Santo Domingo were on hand for the exhibition that marked the weekend inauguration of the vet skateramp, which was described in the DR1 Forums as ?the first underground ramp built …

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As of this weekend, the Ministry of Public Works is charging tolls to those making their way out of Santo Domingo. The plan is to decongest the highways and allow a freer flow of traffic. Travelers using the eastbound Las Americas, the northbound Duarte Highway and the westbound 6 de Noviembre will now pay RD$30 …

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Air Plus Comet is advertising US$299 fares to Madrid and Barcelona from the Dominican Republic. Tickets must be issued 72 hours after the reservation is made. A business class ticket of US$799 is also being promoted. The discount airline is also offering connecting fares of US$348 to other Spanish destinations. Airport charges and taxes need …

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The Central Bank is promoting its Colonial Churches coins series. The bank believes they are appropriate for weddings gifts. The collection and individual coins can be purchased in silver and gold at the Numismatic and Stamp Museum of the Central Bank. This is located at Pedro Henriquez Urena Avenue, across from the Central Bank itself. …

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Cabarete made the Sunday New York Times (12 December 2004) after being discovered by journalist Judy Tong who tells that while Europeans and Canadians have known about the north coast beach town for many years, only now have Americans begun to hear about Cabarete. ?The town of Cabarete?s atmosphere is all about a laid-back, tropical …

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Opening Monday, 20 December at the Melia Tropical mini-club area, the first Flintstones theme park in a resort in Latin America and the Caribbean promises to bring the well-loved Warner Brothers/Hanna Barbera characters into the act right near the white sands of Punta Cana beach. A playground has gone up where children will thrill in …

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