2006 Travel News Archive – Page 7

The Dominican Republic tourism sector is moving towards implementing the World Tourism Organization Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. Meetings are being held in the public and private sectors for the implementation of the code nationwide. The code sets a frame of reference for responsible and sustainable development of world tourism. While it is not …

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El Catey International Airport in Samana expects to open this winter season offering services from Germany (LTU and Condor), Canada (Air Transat and Sky Service) and Italy (Neos). Construction work by Aerodom is proceeding at a fast pace in order to have the airport operational as scheduled.

Luis Lopez is officially the president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association as of Tuesday, 12 September. He began his work during a meeting held at the Hotel Embajador on Tuesday. Other members of the 2006-2008 board are Ventura Serra, first vice president; Roberto Casoni, second vice president; Simon Suarez, third vice president; Ernesto …

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The Ministry of Tourism has announced that discount vacation tour operator SunWing has increased its operations to the DR, driven by the increase in Canadian market demand for Dominican vacations. The company has increased its charter flights to the DR to 19 flights, up from 12. As of this winter, the company will add seven …

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Charles Muller, who became well known to Dominicans for his persistent efforts during the opening of the Santo Domingo Hilton, is moving on to oversee the opening of the five-star 285-room Hilton Madrid Airport. The hotel, located 10 minutes from the center of Madrid city and only three minutes from Barajas airport is scheduled for …

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Condor, the German airline, has added a Santo Domingo stopover to its flight from Frankfurt to San Jose, Costa Rica. The Dominican Republic, a midway point, will benefit by acquiring a direct connection to San Jose, Costa Rica from Las Americas International Airport (Santo Domingo). The company will be flying twice a week using Boeing …

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Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown/Yankelovich travel consulting firm reports that the category of ?volunteer vacations? is gaining in numbers. The company reports that while the overwhelming majority of Americans will spend time with friends or family, or enjoy some long-overdue rest and relaxation vacations, a growing number of Americans are using their vacation time to help …

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Canadian airline Air Transat has announced that it will be offering a direct service to Samana from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, starting in November. The airport at El Catey is scheduled for opening in November and will service the Cabrera, Rio San Juan and Samana (Las Terrenas, Las Galeras and Samana) areas, that previously were …

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Miss Universe 2003, Dominican Amelia Vega has a role as Chanice in “Homie Spumoni”, a comedy with Whoopi Goldberg. This is her second film, her first being an appearance in Andy Garcia’s “The Lost City” (2005). The plot of the film tells the story of African-American Renato (Donald Faison) who has been raised in an …

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The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has 8 offices in Europe, 3 in the United States, 2 in Canada, 4 in South America, one in Puerto Rico and another in Japan. The revised list of office contact information can be seen at http://www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2006/Touristoffices.shtml