2005 Travel News Archive – Page 13

Arturo Rodriguez, director of the National Cinema Department, announced that scenes of The Good Shepherd directed by Robert De Niro and starring De Niro himself, Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon will be filmed here this summer. The film will tell the history of over 40 years in the CIA, through the eyes of James Wilson, …

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The PKRA Kiteboarding World Cup 2005, sponsored by Presidente Beer, will take place 22-26 June in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. This is the third of six stops on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association 2005 World Tour. Cabarete is known for hosting the most spectacular kiteboarding events. Unbelievable conditions ensure the best in the world will be …

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The Dominican Republic stand at the Foire de Paris, a leading European arts and crafts fair held in the Porte de Versailles exhibition hall of Paris won first prize in the category Tropical Lands Pavilion last week. The Dominican stand covered 150 square meters and the theme was a Dominican village, with Victorian houses from …

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Five Dominican golf courses were ranked among the top 100 golf courses outside the United States by Golf Digest magazine. Casa de Campo?s Teeth of the Dog is ranked in 17th place. Playa Dorada in the Playa Dorada hotel complex of Puerto Plata is included for the first time in 53rd place. Golf Digest also …

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USA 3000, the charter airline that transported 62% of all charter passengers arriving to Punta Cana International Airport, has named one of its airplanes the Punta Cana in honor of the popular destination. In April, the Ministry of Tourism recognized the airline with an award during the National Tourism Awards ceremony. Last year the airline …

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26-year old Zoe Salda?a was chosen among the 50 most beautiful Latin American women by People en Espa?ol magazine. Salda?a was born in New Jersey to Dominican parents. At 10, shortly after her father had died in a traffic accident, she moved to the DR until she was 17. In Santo Domingo she got her …

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The Dominican Republic?s Miss World 1982, Mariasela Alvarez will return to TV. After winning awards in the DR for her long-running TV variety show, she relocated to Madrid with her Spanish husband, well known hotelier Alberto Del Pino. She announced to the Dominican media last week that as of October she will be back with …

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Conde Nast, the leading US travel publishing company, annually checks out a selection of new hotels and prepares its annual hot list. To prepare the list their reporters visit the pre-selected hotels ?incognito, accepting no freebies and showing no favor?. They score the hotel on its look, location and service. This year the magazine?s reporters …

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The Ministry of Tourism issued Resolution No. 68/2005 that specifically bans the operation of ?four wheels (quads), jeeps safaris, golf cars, among others? in the area of 60 meters of the maritime stretch before the hotels and the beach. Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores) saluted the decision …

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Playa Dorada’s newest hotel, the Casa Colonial Beach & Spa was included in the Conde Nast Traveler 2005 Hot List. Casa Colonial was listed as 116th. Conde Nast stated that the hotel “is the country’s hottest address” in the Playa Dorada resort complex. Developed by VH Hotels & Resorts that also operates the Victoria Resort …

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