2008 Travel News Archive – Page 16

Enric Noguer, director general of Grupo Hotelero Hotetur Hotels & Resorts presented the Spanish company?s Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 during a meeting at the Mitre Wine Bar in Santo Domingo last week. The presentation emphasized that the company, which has hotel operations in Spain and Mexico, will continue to push investments in the DR over …

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Delta Air Lines is promoting its daily Santiago-Atlanta (Harsfield-Jackson International Airport) route starting on 20 December 2008. A one-way introductory fare of US$249 (plus taxes and fees) is available for flights booked through 8 April 2008. The new flight will complement Delta?s existing nonstop service between Atlanta and Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana. …

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Punta Cana is all action this week with the celebration of the PGA Championship Tour, bringing in 78 legends of the golf world. This is taking place at the Cap Cana luxury development?s new Punta Espada course, designed by Jack Nicklaus. Also in town is the DATE 2008, the leading travel trade event for the …

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The legendary Burt D. Webber Jr., the treasure hunter who made history in 1978 when he located the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion that sank in 1641 and recovered US$14 million in booty off Dominican waters, will be back to the Silver Bank with state-of-the-art shipwreck salvaging technology to search for new, even …

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Leading international gamblers will be in Puerto Plata this 9-18 May for the World Poker Showdown (WPS) Ocean World Casino Tournament. The WPS tournaments are characterized by using world class, professional staffing and regulations, but the events are noted for being fun and affordable, with generous prize pools, in warm, tropical and relaxing locations. The …

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WATG, the world’s leading hotel and destination design company, will be leaving its mark on the Dominican Republic. The Trump Organization and east coast luxury development Cap Cana recently announced that WATG would design the new Trump Condo Hotel at Cap Cana. With an investment projected at several hundred million dollars, the 400,000-square-foot condo hotel …

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Legends Tom Watson, Bernhard Langer, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Nick Price and other famous golfers are expected in the DR for the Cap Cana PGA Champions Tour set for 31 March-6 April. The Champions Tour groups golfers that are 50 years or older. It has been held since 1980 and its 29 events in 2008 …

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The New York Times is sponsoring its fourth environmental seminar for editors and journalists at the Punta Cana Foundation. The focus this year is on how environmental issues influence our daily lives: the links between environment, economics and business. Through lectures, discussions and workshops, the program presents reporters and editors with the latest information available, …

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Italian ambassador Enrico Guicciardi has announced that the government of Italy is making a EUR3 million grant to the Dominican government to build infrastructure works on Saona Island. These include a shopping plaza, an archaeological museum, a park, a coliseum for cultural activities, a baseball playing field, a hurricane shelter, an amphitheater and a community …

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Brugal Rum announces that it will be sponsoring Brugal Merengue Festivals in Santo Domingo and San Juan this summer. The traditional hosting of street dancing and performances by top merengue bands at hotels and Santo Domingo’s seafront boulevard the Malecon will take place on 24-27 July this year. On closing night, 27 July, the first …

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