2005 Travel News Archive – Page 4

With barely two weeks to go, tickets are selling fast for the inaugural Dominican Republic International Film Festival is less than one month away. The first annual Dominican Republic International Film Festival to take place at the Sun Village Resort & Spa, Cofresi Beach, Puerto Plata will kick off six days of sun, screenings and …

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New York Mets’ Pedro Martinez has announced he will be wearing the Licey Tigers uniform in Dominican Professional Winter Ball this year. Martinez traveled recently to the DR at the end of his commitments with the present MLB season. He said he has plans to pitch more than a game for the local fans. “I …

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Ministries of tourism of the Caribbean speaking to the press at the 28th Caribbean Tourism Organization Conference taking place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands evidenced a new direction in the Caribbean quest for visitors. The emphasis seemed predominantly on enticing visitors to get to know the culture and natural diversity in the region, in …

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Under the new leadership of Caribbean Tourism Organization Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, the two leading speakers for tourism in the Caribbean, CTO and sister organization, Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), announced plans to join into one organization. The historic agreement was signed at Government’s House in St. Thomas, during events part of the 28th Caribbean Tourism Conference. The …

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CSA from the Czech Republic and Podroze TV from Poland will begin charter flights to transport tourists to the Dominican Republic from these two new European cities starting this fall and continuing through the European winter months. The Czech flights begin in October and the Polish flights start in November. Podroze TV executives hope to …

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The Sea Horse Ranch 1st Jumping Competition will take place on the same weekend of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival: October 21-23, 2005. The event will feature national and international champions in a variety of categories, including adult and kids’ riding teams from Santo Domingo. Sea Horse Ranch is located on the north coast highway …

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An icon of the tourism industry, Don Ramon Prieto passed away on Tuesday, 18 October. Much loved by all who knew him, he was one of the visionaries of the Dominican tourism industry, having started Prieto Tours, pioneer of tour operators in the country. The Prieto family also pioneered the development of resort tourism in …

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The Dominican Winter Baseball Season kicks off this Wednesday, 19 October with games at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo (Licey vs. Escogido) and the Cibao Ball Park in Santiago (Aguilas vs. Gigantes), and Frank Micheli Ball park in La Romana (Estrellas vs. Azucareros). The match between the Santo Domingo teams of Escogido Lions …

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Puerto Plata Jazz Festival scheduleThe organizing committee of the 7th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is announcing some changes in the program for the 20-22 October event. The Thursday, 20 October opening will now take place indoors at the Cibao Theater in Santiago de los Caballeros, about half an hour’s drive from Puerto Plata. Scheduled to …

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The Spanish company that manages the Aqualandia and Mundomar theme parks in Benidorm, Spain has purchased 200,000 square meters of land in the Dominican Republic to build a water park and animal-themed park, with dolphin shows. http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones//… This would follow in a stream of complementary attractions going up in the area. Already, Dolphin Discovery Island …

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