2003 – Page 47

Punta Cana polytechnical school

The Punta Cana Group and the Punta Cana Foundation announced the start of classes at the Anne & Ted Kheel Polytech in Punta Cana. The privately-run technical high school boasts a new building with four classrooms and capacity for 120 students, at a cost of RD$20 million. The school serves low-income students in the communities …

Antique hotel opens in colonial city

An early 20th century hotel has reopened in the Colonial City. The Antiguo Hotel Europe originally operated from 1930-1965 as a traditional hotel, standing out for the exquisite detail and design of its balconies with the characteristic ironwork of the period. The new owners, represented by Spanish businessman Alberto Barrera, have invested RD$100 million in …

Wine tours to Neiba?

Wine growing in the Caribbean? The land and climate conditions of Neiba, in the province of Bahoruco (an easy three and a half hour drive west of Santo Domingo) have created what seems to be a miracle ? the first bottles of wine that could have been produced in any of the world’s best vineyards. …

Low cost fares from Florida

Spirit Airlines, the leading low-fare airline, announced today its daily non-stop service from Fort Lauderdale to Santo Domingo as of 18 November 2004. The flights offer connections to Atlantic City, Cancun, Chicago/O’Hare, NY/La Guardia, Providence and Washington, D.C./Reagan National. The flights to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International come at a time the US Department of …

US Airways announces FLL as Caribbean gateway

US Airways expects to begin flying to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport as of 13 February 2005. The flight will be part of the airline’s expansion in the Caribbean. “The addition of a Caribbean and Latin American gateway in South Florida allows us to continue our expansion …

Olympics in Casa de Campo

Sports writer Lang Whitaker didn’t get sent to cover the Olympics, so he decided to stage his own in the Dominican Republic and tell his story for the Sports Illustrated/CNN web site. He headed for Casa de Campo resort in La Romana, motivated by the resort’s reputation as one of the best sports and activities …

De Marchena to preside Asonahores

The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) elected Enrique E. de Marchena Kaluche as president for the period September 2004-2006. De Marchena is also a past president of Asonahores? National Council of Promotion. A lawyer by profession, he is a current board member of the EMI Resorts that operates Sun Village in Puerto Plata. …

Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada

Viva Wyndham Resorts hotel chain announced the January 2005 opening of its Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada. The chain has taken over the former Heavens hotel in Playa Dorada and is completely redoing it into a 204-room resort that will include 120 junior suites. The hotel is being given a Caribbean look. This will be the …

Competitiveness index

The Dominican Republic has ranked well in the 2004 Competitiveness Monitor of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The DR scored average indexes in all categories except technology, where it fell below average. The comparative overview of the extent to which over 200 countries offer a competitive framework for the development of tourism analyzes …

Minister of Tourism Felucho Jimenez

Felix (Felucho) Jimenez was appointed Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. He had held the post during the first Fernandez administration, from 1996-2000. Jimenez, in his private life is a professional real estate developer, including a major residential development in the Punta Cana area. He has also for years been very active in Dominican …

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