2005 Travel News Archive – Page 17

Jorge Severino was entrusted with the new cover of the Santo Domingo obelisk. He follows in the footsteps of Amaya Salazar and her tribute to the Mirabal Sisters. The obelisk is sponsored by Verizon, which chose Candido Bido to paint the first work of art in 1995, a tribute to the doves of the city …

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Those in the Dominican Republic for Easter should try to taste ?Habichuelas con Dulce,? a desert that everyone seems to agree is strictly Dominican. The desert is an Easter tradition. Dominican Cooking website offers the recipe, but Helados Bon also sells a seasonal ice cream based on the desert. See http://www.dominicancooking.com/recipes/recipes/desserts/…

Santo Domingo will be donning its best gala to host around 300 major tour operators and travel press traveling to the city for the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2005). The hotel booking event will take place 6-8 April at the Hotel V Centenario. The Association of Hotels of Santo Domingo, and the Association of …

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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit visited the Dominican stand at the world?s largest travel fair, ITB in Berlin, Germany. Wowereit told Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez, who presided over the stand, that he would visit the Dominican Republic in the near future. The Ministry of Tourism reported that 15 hotel chains and 10 tour operator companies …

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The Caribbean Tourism Organization describes the German market as the largest outbound market in the world. This is so because Germans are entitled to at least five weeks of annual holiday. Julia Hendry, director of marketing for the CTO in the UK and Europe says that there is terrific potential for the Caribbean to take …

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Juan Luis Guerra has been nominated to several awards in the Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards, now in its 16th year, that will take place 25-28 April in Miami. The conference is attended by over 1,000 sponsors, press and powerful music industry executives, and includes showcase performances by over 20 artists, panel discussions on …

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Americas? Sail, the Western Hemisphere?s spectacular tall ship event, is coming to the Dominican Republic next year. Santo Domingo and La Romana have been chosen as ports of call for the A-Class Race for the Americas? Sail Gold Trophy. A-Class ships are large schooners with more than three masts usually used for naval training. Sail …

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The Caribbean Hotel Association proudly announces the region has its first certified environmental manager ? Dominican Geraldin Galva. Galva studies Hospitality Management at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre & Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo. He was a recipient of the Caribbean Hotel Foundation (CHF) scholarship. Galva said that the certification process had widened his knowledge of …

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A dozen experienced journalists from around the United States will focus on environmental threats during a week immersion course sponsored by the New York Times Company Foundation. The immersion course will use lectures, workshops, discussion and fieldwork in the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana) to present the latest information about the impact of environmental change on …

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The Miller Grand-Am Cup will be held on the outskirts of Santo Domingo this coming 12-13 March. Speed racers from the United States, Canada, Europe and some Dominicans will participate. 20 teams and 35 cars, and some 100 drivers are expected. This is part of the 2005 circuit that races in the United States. The …

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