2008 Travel News Archive – Page 19

The new golf course at Roco Ki Resort is the Faldo Legacy Course, the first designed by Nick Faldo in the DR, using local vegetation and highlighting the spectacular landscape. The Troon course is half way to completion, and its first nine holes are already playable. Holes 17 and 18 are designed to take a …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores) has announced that the 9th Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) will be held from 1-3 April this year at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center in Punta Cana. The event is the most important local tourism marketing opportunity. In 2007, 150 tour operators and 283 hotel representatives took part. …

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Coordinated work between the National Competitiveness Council (CNC), the Puerto Plata and Samana Tourism Clusters and the environmental law institute, Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de la Republica Dominicana (IDARD), has resulted in three new beaches being awarded Blue Flag certifications. This brings to four the number of Dominican beaches that can boast the prestigious beach …

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The Romana-Bayahibe Hotel Association and the Ministry of Environment have formally opened their new Padre Nuestro Ecological and Archaeological Route that makes it easy for visitors to appreciate the tropical vegetation along trails into areas populated by the Taino Indians hundreds of years ago. In addition to learning about the flora of the area, tourists …

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Casa de Campo is hosting some 100 competitors for the Regata Presidente 2008, set for the Casa de Campo yacht Club and Marina from 13-17 February. The Dominican Sailing Federation is organizing the event, which features a variety of sailing categories. Event organizer Antonio Torres said that the five-day regatta includes a wide range of …

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The Caribbean has reported a 1% decline in travel in 2007 compared to 2006, as the region loses market share to more exotic culture-based destinations in the Far East, Middle East, Africa, Central (especially Panama and Costa Rica) and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru). The United Nations World Tourism Organization Barometer bulletin for …

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The largest-ever Dominican tourism industry delegation will be in the German capital, Berlin to attend the ITB from 5 to 9 March. The Dominican Republic is Official Partner Country this year and several special events have been scheduled to showcase the abundance of natural beauty and culture in the DR. At a time when Asia …

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New York City’s Museo del Barrio joins the Museum of Jewish Heritage in presenting a free hands-on Family Workshop – Exploring Identity, Immigration, and Memory through Art and Culture of the Dominican Republic at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. This program is presented in conjunction with the special bilingual exhibition …

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Casa de Campo in La Romana is organizing a grand exhibition of products from Andalucia to showcase Spanish heritage in the Dominican Republic. The Gran Feria de Andalucia en el Caribe is in its second year. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 February (a national holiday celebration Dominican independence from Haiti) to Sunday, 2 …

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Cabarete’s shores will soon be welcoming the best exhibitors in surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. The sixth edition of the Snapple Master of the Ocean 2008 will take place 27 February through 2 March thanks to Cadbury Schweppes Beverage Corporation Americas. The general concept for the event has always been to position the Dominican Republic at …

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