2005 Travel News Archive – Page 9

United Airlines will operate a 6 days a week flight to Punta Cana as from 15 December, an attractive regular scheduled connection for those living in the Washington DC and Chicago areas. United Airlines flight 705 will depart Washington-Dulles (IAD) at 6 am, arriving at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) at 7:08 am to leave …

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The actor best known as a tough guy action hero was in Santo Domingo over the weekend to attend a concert by his close friend Ja Rule on Sunday, 8 August. He made the news for donning tennis shoes and shorts, riding a bike and touring the city of Santo Domingo “like any normal citizen,” …

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Delta is accepting bookings for its new Atlanta-Punta Cana flight scheduled to start Saturday, 19 November. This would be the first direct scheduled flight from Atlanta to the Dominican Republic. Delta already flies to Santo Domingo and Santiago from John F. Kennedy International in New York. The airline would be using a 738 aircraft for …

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The Grupo Pi?ero that operates the Gran Bahia Principe San Juan (Playa Grande) in the North Coast, the Gran Bahia Punta Cana and Gran Bahia Bavaro in the East Coast, announced it is taking on the Occidental Gran Bahia located in Samana, on the Northeast Coast. The 110-hotel was operated by Occidental Hotels & Resorts. …

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The Caribbean Hotel Association, in coordination with the Association of Hotels & Restaurants of Sosua and Cabarete, will be hosting a workshop for small hotels on 29-30 September at the Breezes Hotel in Puerto Plata. The workshop is open to all small hotel owners in the Dominican Republic. For more information, call 809 571 3904 …

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Xiomara Desimone, executive director of the Association of Hotels & Restaurants of Sosua and Cabarete, reports that while 2004 was a very good year for area hotels, 2005 will be even better. She points out that hotel occupancy ranged from a minimum 71.16% to a max of 93.09% with an annual average of 80.87% in …

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This year at least 100 Dominicans will enter the exclusive 100 RBI club. These are Manny Ramirez (92), David Ortiz (87), Alex Rodriguez (80), Albert Pujols (78), Aramis Ramirez (73), Alfonso Soriano (68), Miguel Tejada (66), Vladimir Guerrero (62), Juan Encarnacion (60), Pedro Feliz (60) and Jose Guillen (54) so far this season. A report …

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The American Society of Travel Agents has again included Punta Cana among the top 10 spots for international travel in its summer hot spots survey. The report, issued 14 July, highlights that despite the terrorist bombings, they expect bookings to continue strong, and on an upward trend. Punta Cana is featured in sixth place, after …

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Actor Robert de Niro was in Santo Domingo from Wednesday through Friday to complete an inspection of sites chosen for the filming later this year of the ?The Good Shepherd.? The film tells the story of the CIA through the eyes of its former director, James Wilson. De Niro himself will play the older Wilson, …

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Motorbike riders from Puerto Rico are coming to join Dominicans for the 1st Santo Domingo Bike Tour. The event will be a four-day caravan to view several of the attractions of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the country. It begins Thursday, 11 August and participants will stay in Punta Cana-Bavaro area hotels. Luis Aguasvivas, …

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