2006 Travel News Archive

Palma Real Shopping Village

The distinctive blue roofs of the Palma Real Shopping Village in Punta Cana are welcoming shoppers as of this December. Located in the midst of approximately 40,000 hotel rooms in the area, beside the Cocotal Golf Course, Palma Real Paradisus and Melia Caribe Tropical hotels, the new center is now home to or soon will …

Attention Canadian travelers

Whether you are resident in the United States or will transit the United States on your way to Canada or other destinations, it is important that you and your family members are aware of new requirements for Canadian travelers under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. As of January 23, 2007, the United States’ Western Hemisphere …

Blue Bay Getaway Villas

Playa Dorada now has its adults-only resort, Blue Bay Getaway, part of the Spanish Hotetur hotel chain. The chain practically rebuilt the former Villas Doradas establishment, in time for reopening for the winter season. Blue Bay Getaway has 220 tropical modern-style rooms, and offers food and beverages 24 hours a day on the all-inclusive plan. …

Ocean World Marina & Casino

With a full house of guests, and a performance of vintage Beach Boys, Ocean World Marina & Casino has formally inaugurated its new installations. Opening words were delivered by company directors Ludwig Meister and Stefan Meister, and Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez. The new facilities complement the Ocean World water and animal park. The Disney World …

More tourists

Tourist arrivals are on the rise. Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez, quoting Central Bank tourism statistics, explains that between January and October 3,577,186 tourists visited the country and that between November and December the figure is sure to surpass four million. Jimenez explained that of that total, 536,277 were in fact non-resident Dominicans who came to …

JICA and eco tourism

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Tourism and the Technical Secretary of the Presidency have signed an agreement to help draw up the National Ecotourism Development Strategic Plan for the Dominican Republic. The plan aims to reduce poverty in areas of the country where ecotourism may be an …

Delta stands behind DR

Executives at Delta Airlines recognizes the Dominican Republic’s economic and tourist growth and is commending the country for this progress. Miguel Lopez, director of regional sales for Central America and the Caribbean and Albert Porragas, commercial director for Delta Airlines Dominican Republic were in the country on the occasion of the launch of the new …

Viva Wyndham 10th anniversary

Viva Wyndham Resorts are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. The company, founded in December 1996, went on to expand into the Riviera Maya in Mexico and Grand Bahamas, Bahamas. The company’s founder, Ettore Colussi created the brand along with his Dominican business partner Rafael Blanco Canto after several years of successfully operating the Club …

New airfield for Monte Cristi

Monte Cristi hopes to attract more travelers with the recent completion of its new Osvaldo Virgil airfield. A fly-in has been scheduled for 16 December, with more than 20 planes from Puerto Rico and another 20 from the DR taking part. The Air Force is preparing parashooting, parapenting and helicopter flight displays. The airfield has …

Air travel agreement

The Dominican Republic and Argentina have signed an agreement allowing commercial and non-commercial airline travel between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Luis P. Rodriguez, sub-General Director of the Office of Civil Aeronautics (DGCA) and Ricardo Alberto Crielly, sub-director of Argentinean Transport. Rodriguez said that the agreement would allow for Dominican and Argentinean …

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