2004 Travel News Archive – Page 2

Cabarete reviewed in NYTimes

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 …

Flintstones in Punta Cana

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 …

Miss DR is second in Miss World

Miss Dominican Republic, 18-year old Claudia Cruz, was the first runner up in the Miss World contest held in China. She was second only to Miss Peru. The three other finalists were from the United States, the Philippines and Poland. This was the first time the event was opened up to voting from around the …

Festival of Son

The FestiSON, organized by Cultura del Caribe of Raul (Bacho) Perez Pena, will take place from 14-17 December. The Latin music event that celebrates ?son? music opens on the 14th with a presentation at the corner of Pimentel and Baltazar de los Reyes, in Villa Consuelo, an uptown barrio of Santo Domingo. It then moves …

The Producers in Santo Domingo

The Producers, with Van Temple (guitar, vocals), Wayne Famous (keyboards, vocals), Kyle Henderson (bass) and Bryan Holmes (drums) are back for a one-night show of tight, hard rocking band music and vocals in the parking lot of Americana Departmentos on Av. John F. Kennedy. They promise to perform the music that made them famous ? …

Viva Wyndham Samana

Viva Wyndham Samana opened on 17 November. Viva Wyndham, that also operates the Tangerine (Cabarete) and the Dominicus Beach & Palace (Bayahibe), took over the former Guatapanal all-inclusive property on the beach of Cozon, west of Las Terrenas in the province of Samana. Viva Wyndham reports investing US$20 million in the purchase, remodeling and expansion …

Beatles in the DR?

President Leonel Fernandez said he has plans to bring the last two Beatles to perform in the Dominican Republic. He spoke of Paul McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr, the world?s greatest rock ?n roll drummer, as reported in El Caribe. President Fernandez made the announcement when participating in last Tuesday?s British Chamber of Commerce luncheon …

DR baseball is the hottest in the world

Carlos Pena of the Detroit Tigers told the Listin Diario that with all due respect to Major League Baseball, the brand of ball played in the Dominican Republic is the most intense. In his opinion, no game is more passionate than those played between the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Tigres del Licey. Pena himself plays …

Celebrities at the Sosua Bay and Victorian House

Baseball greats David Ortiz, Moises Alou, Pedro Martinez, Jose Lima, Vladimir Guerrero, Ivan Rodriguez, Roberto Alomar, Odalis Perez, Amaury Telemaco, Manny Mota and Juan Marichal (of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame) are booked to attend the First Celebrities Golf Tournament this coming weekend (3-5 December). The event is sponsored by the Jose Rijo …

Spirit begins flights

Spirit flew its inaugural flight to the DR on Friday, 19 November, arriving from Fort Lauderdale to Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo. The airline promises to maintain the lowest rates on the Santo Domingo-Florida-connection. Spirit is posting a US$69 fare plus taxes and airport surcharges. Spirit offers connections to Atlantic City (New Jersey), …

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