2009 Travel News Archive – Page 15

37 Dominican designers will be presenting their resort and pre-fall collections during the DR Fashion Week set for 2-6 June at the convention hall of the Sans Souci Port on the east bank of the Ozama River in Santo Domingo. The event is part of several that are as of late turning the Dominican Republic …

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The Dominican Republic participated in the VII Domino World Championship taking place 10-14 May in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Dominican delegation was lead by Jose Dario Arias, president of the Dominican Federation of Domino. The Spain delegation took home both gold prizes – in the pair’s and in the singles categories. Unfortunately, the Dominican pair …

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First Lady of the DR Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez and the president of the National Association of Hotels & Restaurants Haydee Rainieri recently signed an agreement to promote responsible tourism in the Dominican Republic. The concept stresses quality over quantity. The DR’s Responsible Tourism efforts will incorporate both public and private sector support to encourage …

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Victor Pizarro, an international consultant on destination management, has called on the business sector to unite to propel Santo Domingo to achieve its full potential as a tourist destination. He also called for the need for politicians to have the vision and leadership capacity to achieve this. Speaking at a presentation on the Future of …

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City administrator Domingo Contreras, speaking at the Future of Santo Domingo presentation at the Ministry of Foreign Relations last week, outlined what he described as the challenges for Santo Domingo. He said they have a long-term vision, but the challenge is for the annual budget to be in tune with the long-term vision. He said …

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Luis Marino Lopez, coordinator of the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster, used the opportunity to urge attendees to play an active part in the re-launching of the city. He stressed that the completion of the Malecon project and the underground installation of electricity cabling in the Colonial City are urgent projects that need to be implemented …

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Jose Oviedo, cultural coordinator for the Santo Domingo American Capital of Culture 2010 said that the event would establish the city as “the greatest city in the Caribbean and Central America.” He said the city is outstanding in what it offers in culture, gastronomy and leisure. “This is about coordinating and redirecting effective and concerted …

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Plaza Juan Baron on Santo Domingo’s Malecon is the first public space to be renovated as part of a joint public-private initiative. The 3,902.46m2 central plaza has two 1,034m2 and 1,067m2 commercial areas with seven retail modules. The open space covers more than 2,376m2. The Grupo Turistico Sans Souci, which manages the Port of Santo …

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DominicanaModa has announced the annual celebration of a fashion show in Punta Cana. The event seeks to present resort and leisurewear and bathing suits to tourists and traders on the east coast. Jenny Polanco, Hipolito Pena and Larissa Salcedo showed a sampling of Dominican designs during a preview recently held at the Dominican Annual Tourism …

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The Media Group of Toronto, Ontario has joined forces with leading Dominican tourism public relations company Cicom to promote the idea of bartering US$75 million in advertising in United States and European media to Dominican hoteliers. The announcement was made during the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange recently held in Punta Cana. The idea is to …

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