2007 Travel News Archive – Page 15

Sun Village has been positioning itself in the US and Canadian market by making the most of leading media. Popular Canadian radio show “Wake Up a Winner” produced live daily broadcasts in January with host Jeff Hutcheson, featuring a different Sun Village location every day. The winners of the show received an all-expenses paid vacation …

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The new place to visit in Santo Domingo is the Natural History Museum, which has reopened after four years under renovation. The museum takes visitors on a tour of Dominican biodiversity. Celeste Mir, of the Ministry of Environment, was in charge of renovating the museum. Located in the Plaza de la Cultura, the museum is …

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Luis Lopez, head of the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (ASONAHORES), spoke at the inauguration of the eighth annual Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center last week. During his speech, Lopez said that the country’s tourist sector is doing well because of the diversification of the hotel industry, the services …

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Golfers traveling to the Punta Cana area on the east coast of the Dominican Republic have two new options, the White Sands Golf Course and the Punta Blanca Golf Course. The par 72 9-hole White Sands Golf Course is located near the Ocean Blue property in the Bavaro Beach area. The additional nine holes are …

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American Airlines DR director Eduardo del Pozo says that the company is interested in setting up a hub for its American Eagle brand in the country. Del Pozo said that as from July three planes will be permanently based in the DR and will make trips to Curacao, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Haiti. He said …

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Cirque Du Soleil, Juan Luis Guerra and the Santo Domingo Philharmonic directed by Amaury Sanchez are booked for the lavish opening of the first phase of the Cap Cana Marina on 28 April. The first phase will have capacity for 72 yachts of up to 60 feet. Once completed, the marina will have 1,500 slots …

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Once more Bill and Hillary Clinton spent Easter in Punta Cana. This was the seventh visit of the former President of the United States and the current senator for the State of New York. They stayed with their good friend Oscar de la Renta. Reportedly, the Clintons came with several friends, including Alan Greenspan and …

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The Governor of Puerto Rico and his family spent the Easter Week holiday in Casa de Campo in La Romana. Governor Anibal Acevedo arrived on Wednesday, 4 April and returned on Sunday, 8 April on a flight to San Juan. President Leonel Fernandez also spent Holy Week long weekend at a villa in Casa de …

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Luis Molina, director of Sans Souci Holdings, the company developing the port area of Santo Domingo, reported that 25,000 tourists entered the country via the Port of Santo Domingo in its first season in operation (October 2006- March 2007) under the new management. There were peak times when 40 ships, primarily with European and American …

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The Dominican Republic continues to be the country, outside of the United States, with the most players on Major League Baseball rosters. This year, 98 Dominicans are on the rosters of the National and American League teams. Venezuela follows with 51 players, Puerto Rico has 28, Canada has 19 participants, and there are 13 Mexicans. …

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