2005 Travel News Archive – Page 14

The Department of Migration has posted new rates for stays longer than 15 days in the Dominican Republic. Tourists are admitted on a 15-day permit with the payment of a US$10 tourist card or a visa. After the 15-day period expires, additional fees apply. These range from RD$300 for staying up to 90 days, RD$500 …

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The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Center for Disease Control of the United States no longer recommend the use of anti-malarial medication for travellers to resort destinations in the eastern province of La Altagracia (Punta Cana-Bavaro). The recommendation had been instated in November after 21 visitors from Canada, the US and Europe were …

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President Leonel Fernandez and his guest, President Abel Pacheco of Costa Rica (on his way back from the DR-CAFTA summit in Washington, D.C.) were in Cap Cana on the east coast of the Dominican Republic yesterday for the first Cap Cana inaugural. The Hazoury family and Cap Cana developers celebrated the completion of the Caleton …

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Cap Cana is inviting to the Saturday, 14 May opening of its Playa Caleton Beach Club, right off one of Cap Cana?s loveliest white sand beach enclaves, fronting the legendary ?palapa? restaurant and lounge, from where dreams were promised and gradually are becoming reality for the hundreds of first buyers. Ricardo Hazoury, president of the …

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Puerto Plata walked off with the grand award and the hotelier of the year award during last week?s Annual Tourism Award ceremony. The president of the Playa Dorada Association in Puerto Plata, and chief executive officer of Occidental Hotels in the Dominican Republic, Ventura Serra was awarded the Grand Tourism Prize during last week?s Annual …

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The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and Export Development Canada announced they are providing US$100 million in long-term financing to Aerodom to support a US$265 million investment program to build and upgrade airports under Aerodom?s management. According to IFC, the funds will be used to renovate and expand …

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Casa de Campo?s tennis facilities were included in the tennisresortsonline.com list of top 75 tennis resorts. The web site requests that visitors fill out a review form and the results are compiled to prepare the top 100 tennis resorts and camps lists. These are released annually in May. Casa de Campo was ranked among the …

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The Dominican candidate to the Miss Universe beauty contest taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. Renata Sone is leading the web site Missology panel. The 6-foot tall Dominican is one of the hot picks to win the contest. In 2003, Amelia Vega won the pageant held in Panama. The final will be on 31 May. See …

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Felix Sanchez, the Dominican Republic?s only Olympic gold medalist, is in Santo Domingo training for the Felix Sanchez Gran Prix that opens on 14 May. Also scheduled to compete in the Santo Domingo Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium event is Kamani Bayano, the Panamanian hurdler who placed 5th in the Athens Olympic Games. Others competing …

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Delta began service to its second city in the Dominican Republic, Santiago de los Caballeros on Monday, 2 May. The airline joins Jet Blue and American Airlines in connecting New York?s John F. Kennedy Airport and the second-largest Dominican city. Flight 307 departs JFK at 6:20 am arriving to Santiago at 9:57 am. The return …

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