2007 Travel News Archive – Page 16

It’s all over the web. Angelina Jolie, 31 could marry Brad Pitt, 43, in the Dominican Republic this Easter. The decision to marry in the DR comes from the days they spent together when Jolie was here to film The Good Shepherd. The country now holds many memories for the celebrity couple. Pitt has purchased …

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The Dream Center opens this coming 13 April in Cabarete. The Dream Project has joined forces with the Ministry of Education and the International Step by Step Association to create the first model teacher- training center in the DR. The Dream Center is located at Callejon de la Loma, Cabarete (the street entrance in front …

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Rafael Blanco Canto, executive vice president of Viva Wyndham Resorts, was appointed the new president of the La Romana/Bayahibe Hotels Association for 2007-2009. Other members are Francis Perez (Globalia), vice president and Daniel Hernandez (Sunscape Casa del Mar), secretary. Blanco is a former president of the National Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores). He is best …

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Cabarete is again hosting Cabarete Classic Windsurfing Regatta from 26-29 June. Categories are slalom and freestyle and the event is open to windsurfers of all levels. Organizers explain that last year many recreational sailors took part in the slalom windsurfing competition, and a great number of mini-juniors under the age of 12 had fun racing …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association is hosting the 8th Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) in the Barcelo Convention Center in Bavaro 12-14 April 2007, in the Punta Cana area. The event is the most important marketing activity for Dominican hotels held in the DR every year. Over 150 local travel suppliers will be offering …

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The president of NH Hoteles, Gabriele Burgio of Spain visited to announce NH Hoteles will be operating two additional five-star hotels in the Dominican Republic, a US$150 million investment. NH Hoteles would be investing up to US$5 million in the US$150 million venture with other partners. The other partners were not named. The hotels will …

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Casa de Campo has announced its Easter Week Program that this year features a Special Andalucian Festival, performance by Diego Torres at Altos de Chavon, golf, tennis, equestrian and shooting tournaments. Easter Week is the peak domestic vacation travel holiday. See http://www.casadecampo.com.do/en/whats_happening/index.asp

Barcelona consultant Eulogio Bordas of THR presented the Strategic Plan for the Development of Santo Domingo on contract by the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster. The plan provides guidelines for developing Santo Domingo into a more attractive tourism destination. Participating in the Santo Domingo Cluster are tourism stakeholders, the Municipality of Santo Domingo, the ministries of …

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22-year old Indira Massiel Taveras Henriquez, 5’7″ brunette will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe, to be held this June in Cancun, Mexico. She is an interior decorator student, who has studied English and Italian. She likes to paint, and loves to dance, having studied jazz and belly dance. She represented Santiago in the …

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Santo Domingo’s Independence Park is the site for a photographic exhibition by Nicole Sanchez, produced by Giovanna Bonnelly, featuring outstanding contemporary Dominican women. “100 Shots, 100 Good News” is sponsored by MercaSID and presents women from all walks of life, the famous and some who many will recognize from everyday life encounters. Writer Julia Alvarez …

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