2004 Travel News Archive – Page 24

Travel statistics just released by the Central Bank confirm that 2003 will be a record year for the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. The number of foreign tourist arrivals during the first 11 months of the year at 2,496,717 is more than ever registered in a single year. In addition, some 440,339 non-resident Dominicans …

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Central Bank statistics for the first 11 months of the year reaffirm the new prevalence of the US traveler, as well as significant increases in European travel to the Dominican Republic. United States – 783,405 (31.5% market), up 23.2% Canada – 363,149 (14.6% market), up 35.3% France – 286,637 (11.5% market), up 32.9% Germany – …

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The Department of Migration is now photographing US citizens who enter the DR with birth certificates and photo IDs. The plan has been adopted to reduce the number of illegal aliens who use these documents to later gain illegal entry to the United States. The measure does not affect US citizens who travel using their …

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The Christian Science Monitor included a feature on the Dominican Republic recently, with a focus on the fauna and environmental attractions in Punta Cana and the Bayahibe area. There, the writer is introduced to ecologically progressive resorts, the rhinoceros iguanas that are unique to the island, and to “platters and bowls piled with slaw, fried …

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The Cueva de las Maravillas, a cave habilitation project implemented by the Ministry of Environment, was awarded the Landscape Architecture-Public Award from the Bienal Miami + Beach. The international contest is part of a week of architectural events created in a collaboration between the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Florida International …

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