2007 Travel News Archive – Page 8

American Eagle has announced that its new flights to Samana will start on 13 December 2007. This new route will bring to six the number of Dominican destinations covered by the American Airlines affiliate. The airline will be using a Super ATR with capacity for 64 passengers. Upon making the announcement, Rafael Sanchez, director general …

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Recent hotel construction in Santiago has placed the nation’s second largest city on the tourist map. According to an major article in Diario Libre, the soon-to-be-finished Gran Hotel Cibao and the Crown Plaza will join other hotels and bring the total hotel room availability to 2,500. This is in time for the Caribbean Baseball Championship, …

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The Ministry of Tourism published an advertisement in Hoy newspaper (16 August) with tourism numbers. The advertisement highlights the fact that travel to the Dominican Republic is up from 1,925,565 tourists in 1996 to 3,965,055 in 2006, according to statistics the Ministry has at hand. For 2004, travel was at 3,450,392 tourists. It also points …

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Moves Magazine featured Casa de Campo in its June issue. The magazine covers and “uncovers” the exciting affluent and ever-changing lives of professional athletes, their families, and those who are making it all happen behind the scenes of the highly visible sports industry. Casa de Campo is in the most recent issue that contains a …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association will be hosting its 21st Trade Exhibition from 29 August to 1 September at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel’s convention center. The exhibition traditionally brings together leaders from the tourism business and industry suppliers. The event is also very popular with the Dominican public in general. This year, 170 stands …

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With summer winding up and the kids about to return to school, Casa de Campo brings Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso to perform at its 5,000-seat Altos de Chavon amphitheater in La Romana on Friday, 17 August at 8pm. Note that Friday is the start of a long weekend in the DR, with Monday off for …

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DR1 makes it easy for travelers to the DR to monitor storms that enter the Caribbean. DR1 provides comprehensive coverage, with updates about storms several times a day. Tropical Storm Dean is expected to be the first hurricane to come our way this season. Early week forecasts from the National Hurricane Center of the US …

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DR1 offers several links for access to timely and comprehensive information to help readers monitor storms before and after they happen. See: Preparedness tips page for prevention before the storm: www.dr1.com/forums/514432-post1.html Historic overview of storms in the DR: www.dr1.com/weather/hurricanes.shtml Daily storms in the Caribbean coverage during hurricane season: www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/63020-hurricane-season-2007-a.html Updates on Tropical Storm Dean: www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/65445-tropical-storm-dean.html …

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The Centro de Cultura de la Capital Prehistorica (CCCP), a cultural center, first of several buildings that will make up the Prehistoric Capital of the Antilles complex, is set to be inaugurated on Friday, 17 August at 4 pm in El Pomier (Borbon), San Cristobal, near the Pomier Caves, the largest underground cave formation in …

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Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez has called for the installation of surveillance cameras in parts of Santo Domingo?s Colonial City, the Malecon seafront avenue and tourist areas in Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras, Juan Dolio and Punta Cana. He said that surveillance cameras would enhance security in these areas, and then the time …

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