2008 Travel News Archive – Page 4

Subscribers to the ESPN Deportes, the Spanish language sports channel, can follow the Caribbean Winter Professional Baseball League games that are ongoing at present. ESPN Deportes carries games happening in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Mexico. ESPN Deportes will televise more than 60 winter league baseball games, including each league’s championship series. In addition to …

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The United States Golf Association announced that Federaci?n Dominicana de Golf (Fedogolf), the national governing body for golf in the Dominican Republic, will join the Golf Handicap and Information Network? (GHIN) service on 1 January 2009, becoming the second international golf association to subscribe to the network. Earlier this year, Bermuda became the first non-U.S. …

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Sol Melia Vacation Club (SMVC) is opening a new project, The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana late this year. The Reserve will feature 190 one and two-bedroom lock-off units with modern upscale design, exotic Balinese beds, private hot tubs and direct access from the lower level patio units into a spectacular lazy …

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In November, Joan Manuel Serrat from Spain and Luis Miguel from Mexico come one after the other. Legendary singer-composer Serrat will perform at the National Theater in Santo Domingo this coming 8-9 November. He is including Santo Domingo in his “100 x 100 Serrat” tour. Mexican star Luis Miguel will return to the DR for …

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The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Environment will be sharing new headquarters at the Luperon Avenue intersection with Jose Contreras Avenue, once the building is completed. Construction is said to be at an advanced stage. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia said that the Ministry of Environment would occupy the first two floors, and …

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The PGA Tour’s Champions Tour, The Cap Cana Championship 2009, will take place at the Punta Espada golf course on 23-29 March. The event is a repeat of last year’s successful tournament that brought some of the most famous golf champions of all times to the eastern seaside course designed by Jack Nicklaus in the …

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The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival lasting for five days will take place 6-9 November with performances in Puerto Plata and Santiago. Performances will be held in Cabarete Beach and Santiago (Teatro Cibao). Since its first year, the festival has featured a range of famous musicians, including Chuck Mangione, David Sanchez, Ray Baretto, Nestor Torres, Chucho …

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Champion windsurfer Pablito Guzman and the Cabarete Classic Team are taking their wind magic south to Las Salinas. Las Salinas, in southwestern province of Peravia, known for its excellent winds, warm temperatures and flat water, is preparing for the Pablito Guzman Windsurfing Event, 21-23 November. The town’s patron saint festivities will welcome some of the …

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Dominican Fashion Week opens next week in Santo Domingo at the Occidental Embajador Hotel. Twenty-three runway passes have been programmed for the 13-18 October benefit that will run from noon to 10pm. Innovating and new-to-market Dominican designers are joined by well known Dominican designers and guest designers from abroad. This is the third year of …

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Manny Ramirez, now playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has put the Dominican Republic in the minds of Los Angeles residents. The Los Angeles Times has responded by featuring several articles focusing on Ramirez’s home country. LA Times reporters have flown to the DR to see what the country is all about, focusing on baseball, …

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