2003 – Page 52

The National Hotel & Restaurant Association celebrates its annual summer fair at the Jaragua Hotel?s Salon La Fiesta. If you are a resident of the DR, this is the time to find out about special deals at the hotels and finance your summer vacation. The event will be open from 9am until 10pm from Thursday, …

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Plaza Marina Bartolome Colon, the marina located on the eastern bank of the Ozama River, will host the Miss Playa Sur 2004 pageant and the presentation of various musical groups, including Amarfis (merengue), Aljadaqui (Latin rock), Shido and Nux. The event will take place on Saturday, 19 June as of 6 pm ? expect a …

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Latin jazz pianist and composer Michel Camilo, of the Dominican Republic, was named ?Artist of the Year? at the annual JazzWeek Awards held Saturday, June 5 in Rochester, New York. JazzWeek is a national radio airplay chart that provides a weekly report of the top 50 Jazz and Smooth Jazz recordings played on radio stations …

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JetBlue Airways began flying to the Dominican Republic, on Thursday, 10 June with service to Santiago, in the central part of the Dominican Republic. The carrier will provide two flights a day from JFK to Santiago (at 6:50am and 2:20am). Santiago flights to JFK will leave at 9:45pm and 11:25am. “We’re very excited to bring …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association released its compilation of Dominican Republic travel statistics for 2002 (including summary for years 2000 and 2001) and 2003. The compilations are sponsored by the Banco de Progreso/American Express. To request a copy, contact Julio Moya at 809 540-4676 Ext. 233 or email asonahores@codetel.net.do

Maika Rodriguez is the new sales and marketing manager for Accor hotels? Sofitel Nicolas de Ovando Hotel. The hotel is a jewel of a property located on Calle Las Damas, the first street in the 15th century settlement of Santo Domingo, which proudly boasts having hosted King Juan Carlos during his first visit to the …

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One-day divorces, Dominican-style, made headlines last week after Latin American singing sensation Marc Anthony chose to divorce the former Miss Puerto Rico and 1993 Miss Universe Dayanara Torres in the Dominican Republic. The divorce requires mutual consent and at least one of the two to stand before a judge. Press reports recall the names of …

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Hotel occupancy in Santo Domingo was 42% in May, according to the Santo Domingo Hotel Association. Last year, occupancy in May was at 61%. Overall, during the first quarter of the year, hotel occupancy in Santo Domingo declined 20.5%. City occupancy is down because Santo Domingo depends mainly on business activities, which have suffered a …

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Playa Dorada Hotel Association formally launched its new Playa Dorada magazine at a gathering at the Hotel Embajador on Thursday, 3 June. The magazine had initially been released and distributed on occasion of the Dominican Annual Travel Exchange, that this year took place the last week in April at the Playa Dorada Plaza in Puerto …

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JetBlue begins flying to the Dominican Republic this Thursday, 10 June. New York?s low-fare carrier is launching twice daily service from New York?s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Santiago. A daily flight to Santo Domingo will start Thursday, 17 June. The carrier is offering introductory sale fares on these routes when booked at the …

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