2007 Travel News Archive – Page 19

The DR will be host to the first stop on the Tour Norceca Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament. The North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation competition will take place in six countries and is scheduled to begin on 6 April at Boca Chica. The tournament will be here until 8 April before moving on …

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The Dream Project, which contributes to the education of new generations of Dominicans, is hosting a Carnaval del Callejon, the Dream Flea Market Carnival on the weekend of 24 and 25 February. The event is jointly coordinated by the community of Callejon de La Loma, the Carib Wind Center, the International School of Sosua and …

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Latin music sensation Ricky Martin will perform in Santo Domingo this coming 16 February 2007 at 8pm at the Quisqueya ballpark. Tickets are on on sale at Orange telecom shops and Moviemax video shops and online at ticketexpress.com.do and uepa.com Bleacher seats are RD$200, box seats RD$400, ground level RD$900 and VIP RD$2,500. The concert …

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Presidential Guard chief Pedro Antonio Caceres Chestaro has announced new procedures for the guards at the entrance to the Presidential Palace. A ceremonial changing of the guard will take place every two hours, at the main entrance of the Presidential Palace, beginning at 8am and ending at 5:45pm. The ceremonies were in place during January, …

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The Dream Project that contributes to educate new generations of Dominicans is hosting a Carnaval del Callejon, the Dream Flea Market Carnival on the weekend of 24 and 25 February. The event is jointly coordinated by the community of Callejon de La Loma, the Carib Wind Center, the International School of Sosua and the Dream …

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With two-thirds of hotel reservations worldwide already being booked or researched online, Dominican hoteliers are continuously looking to improve their Internet strategy. Reyson Pimentel, of Travel & Marketing, a hotel consulting company recommends that Dominican hoteliers should adopt the resolutions proposed by Max Starkov & Jason Price. Robert Woolford of DR1 comments: “The hotels and …

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The World Tourism Barometer reports that preliminary results show that high demand for travel continued in 2006 despite all the downside risks such as terrorism, health scares and rising oil prices. An average growth in international tourist arrivals of around 4.5% is reported. Arrivals growth for 2007 is projected at a lower 4%. This is …

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Exotic Sky Adventures is promoting its two-week skydiving packages for a week in Samana. The event is being held at the Portillo Beach Resort, now under Bahia Principe management, to take advantage of the adjacent airstrip. The Dominican Air Force is cooperating and providing aircraft from which the skydivers will jump. Some 40 international skydivers …

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The Ministry of Tourism clarified that the rules have not changed and that foreign legal residents in the United States only need to purchase a tourist card to enter the DR. The US government now requires that they have a passport to re-enter the US, but the Dominican government has not changed entry requirements. The …

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The Yestermorrow Design Build School of Vermont, USA, the educational tourism operator Tours, Trips, Treks & Travel and Espeleogrupo de Santo Domingo, Inc., the leading cave exploration group in the DR. with funding from Marmotech, SA, Dominicana de Cales, SA and Cemex Dominican have built a new entrance to the cave system that is believed …

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