2009 Travel News Archive – Page 11

The Dominican Republic is looking to attract small, private aircraft to its territory by hosting “Fly-ins” that take tourists to small airfields around the country. Promoters say this could mean a boost in income from high-value tourists, as well as exposure to an elite audience overseas. With this in mind, the director of the Dominican …

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Cabarete is hosting the Cabarete Classic, this year’s leading windsurfing event, that features a new long distance event and the Butterfly Effect. The event will last from 22 July to 26 July 2009. The 2009 Cabarete Classic will take place on Cabarete Beach in front of Vela Resorts in the center of town. The Cabarete …

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Viva Residence has signed a strategic alliance with the Registry Collection, the world’s largest luxury exchange program. The first Dominican property to be marketed, Viva Residence Las Terrenas, in Coson, Samana, will make it possible to carry out vacation exchanges with similar property at some of the most desirable resort destinations in the world. Rafael …

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Traffic for July and August at Las Americas International Airport, the leading airport serving Santo Domingo and nearby Boca Chica and Juan Dolio areas, is expected to increase to 289,031 air arrivals for the peak two summer months. This would be a 6% hike over traffic in July and August 2008 that was 272, 626. …

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In the not too distant future, visitors to the Dominican Republic will be able to see for themselves the sunken marvel of the most important pirate ship in American history. An Indiana University specialist team is making fast progress at the Captain Kidd shipwreck project, the Kidd Preserve, in La Romana. And just recently the …

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Andrew O’Brian is the new director general of Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom). Aerodom manages Las Americas International (Santo Domingo), Gregorio Luperon (Puerto Plata), El Catey (Samana) and La Isabela (Santo Domingo Province) airports that account for more than a third of air travel to the DR. He replaces Mexican Roberto Salgado, who held the …

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The DREAM Project Summer Camp is again being held in Cabarete, benefiting over 250 underprivileged children. Cabarete is a leading Dominican beach tourism destination located in Puerto Plata, on the north coast. Some 78 international and local volunteers are participating in the summer camp in its 9th year sponsored by the Guzman Ariza law firm …

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Canadian leading energy sector businesswoman, Rebecca MacDonald, originally of Serbia, was appointed godmother of the tourism development in Cabrera by Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia last week. He said this move is in line with his policy of private and public sector alliances. As a result, the CEO of the Energy Savings Income Fund of …

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May stats for tourist arrivals show Canada as the leading source of tourists for the Dominican Republic so far this year. Some 21,491 more Canadians visited this May than in May 2008. Travel this May was also up from emerging markets, namely Russia (4,730 more travelers), Portugal (+2,514), Ecuador (+1,734) and Sweden (+1,009). But the …

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The Cathedral-fronting Columbus Park has been included in the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) listing on the best squares in the world since March. Omar Rancier, dean of the School of Architecture at UNPHU University and president for the DR of the International Council for Monuments and Sites (Icomos) secured the DR’s inclusion among some …

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