2003 – Page 44

Two feature stories on Punta Cana won awards during the 2nd Annual Worldwide Travel Writer/Photographer Awards Contest sponsored by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. CTO announced the winners today during the 27th Caribbean Tourism Conference held in Aruba. Ron Cobb of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch won the ?Best Feature Article in a Consumer Publication? for his …

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The construction of a provisional causeway over the Chavon River represents good news for drivers and signifies the return to normalcy in the eastern region of the country. The bridge that originally spanned the Chavon River crossing collapsed on 16 September due to the excess waters delivered by Hurricane Jeanne. Since that time the easterly …

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It’s baseball time in the Dominican Republic with the start of the Professional Baseball League Winter Championship on Friday, 22 October in Santo Domingo, San Francisco de Macoris and San Pedro de Macoris stadiums. The opening game for Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Ball Park has the Licey facing Escogido. In San Pedro de Macoris, it is …

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The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival runs Friday, 22 October through 24 October in the towns of Puerto Plata, Cabarete and Sosua. Puerto Rican flautist Nestor Torres will be playing in Puerto Plata this year, as well as the US?s Steve Khan and Dominicans Guarionex Aquino, Sandy Gabriel, Felle Vega and Patricia Pereyra. The festival?s program …

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The importance of the DR1 Directory Pages became even more apparent in recent days, as tourists tried to contact hotels directly to check the status of their bookings following September?s Hurricane Jeanne. Likewise, the hotel directory pages are of the utmost use to those tourists who need to verify their reservations this fall. Readers do …

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La Laguna Beach (Dominicus) in Bayahibe, located in the province of La Altagracia, has been awarded the prestigious European Blue Flag International certification. Local hotels participating in the Blue Flag certification program are the Coral Canoa, Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus, Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach and Palace, and Venta Club Gran Dominicus. The Blue Flag designation is …

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On 1 October Xiomara Desimone, well-known for her efforts to promote tourism along the North Coast, became the new director of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Sosua and Cabarete (Ashoresoca). A 28-year-old Argentinean, she has studied business, strategic marketing and advertising. Prior to settling in the DR, she worked for three years in …

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President Leonel Fernandez was on hand for the Santo Domingo official launching of the Atlantica residential and touristic project at Luperon on the North Coast. Luperon is a beach and natural harbor area located 15 kilometers west of the city of Puerto Plata. Elena Viyella de Paliza, as the executive director of the project, made …

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President Leonel Fernandez granted a power of attorney to Public Works Minister Freddy Perez to discuss and approve the implementation of a mega-port tourism complex for the Sans Souci, the Eugenio Maria de Hostos park and the tourist terminal at Don Diego. The plans call for the construction of residential real estate, a marina, a …

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While participating in a tour of ambassadors organized by the Association of Playa Dorada hotels over the weekend, British Ambassador Andy Ashcroft forecast that UK tourists to the DR should increase 15-20% this year, thereby exceeding 200,000 visitors. As reported in the Listin Diario, Ashcroft said that in 2003, some 170,000 tourists had visited the …

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