2006 Travel News Archive – Page 16

Sting at Altos de Chavon

Tickets to the 26 April Sting presentation have been very hard to get since they went on sale on 27 March. They seem to have been all pre-sold for the presentation at the Altos de Chavon 5,000-sitting auditorium. Sting (Gordon Sumner), the legendary British rock singer of recent “Sacred Love” (2004) fame, will come with …

The Lost City in US theaters

Andy Garcia’s “The Lost City” premiered Monday, 17 April at the Cinerama Dome theater in Los Angeles. Most scenes were shot in the Dominican Republic, chosen as a look-alike to Havana. The DR’s first Miss Universe, Amelia Vega and musicians Isidro Bobadilla, Chocolate and Guarionex Aquino, and Dominican-based cigar businessman Carlos Fuentes Jr. have moments …

Another Small Luxury Hotel

Minister Felix Jimenez head celebrations to formally inaugurate the boutique hotel, Sivory Punta Cana in the northern end of La Altagracia province. Sivory joins Tortuga Bay in Punta Cana and Casa Colonial in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata in its promise of privacy and personalized service. A 55-suite beachfront hotel, Sivory is the second Dominican hotel …

Movie stars seek DR vacation property

Recent news reports reveal that Brad Pitt, who was here to accompany Angelina Jolie when she was filming the movie “The Good Shepherd” with Robert De Niro was in the DR last week scouting for real estate development locations. DR1 forums had reported that Pitt was “extremely interested in Samana.” He was accompanied by star …

Magaly Toribio appointed deputy minister

Magaly Toribio, who has worked as marketing counsel to the Tourism Minister during his current term in office, and has been in charge of liaison with the BVK public relations and advertising agency in the US, was appointed deputy tourism minister last week. Decree 144-66 appoints her to replace Hans Dannenberg who has just taken …

Electronic Music Festival in Cabarete

The Caribbean Electronic Music Festival 2006 is scheduled for Cabarete Beach, April 14-16, the Easter holiday weekend. The event is organized by “After”, an electronic music collective and production company based in Canada and the DR. The event will feature artists from Canada, the U.S., Spain and the Dominican Republic, over a 36-hour period, an …

US$250,000 for website

Gonzalo Gonzalez, managing director of BVK, announced the first phase of the new Ministry of Tourism website ? http://www.godominicanrepublic.com The website highlights tourism destinations within the Dominican Republic. BVK is the US market advertising and public relations company for the Ministry of Tourism. Gonzalez announced the government invested US$50,000 in the first phase of a …

DATE opens in Punta Cana

The Dominican Annual Travel Exchange, the leading travel booking event for the Dominican Republic, opens Wednesday, 5 April in Punta Cana on the east coast. The three-day event will be held at Paradisus Palma Real’s brand new convention area. The event brings together hoteliers and buying tour operators.

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Puerto Plata boulevard facelift

President Leonel Fernandez was in Puerto Plata on Saturday for the ribbon-cutting of Puerto Plata’s revamped seafront avenue, the malecon. The government announced that a RD$307 million investment was made to repave the five-kilometer long Atlantic ocean boulevard. 450 light posts were installed to make the avenue attractive for night strolls. The improvements also included …

50 years in Dominican baseball

The 2006 Major League Baseball championship that opened on Sunday, 2 April in the United States marks the 50th year that Dominican baseball players have played in the league. 72 year old Osvaldo Jose Virgil Pichardo was the trailblazer for Dominicans, debuting in the Major League on 26 September 1956, wearing the New York Giants …

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