2009 Travel News Archive – Page 17

Ari Barshi, founder of Cabarete’s Laser Training Center and the annual Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta, is sailing around the world to promote sailing in Cabarete. This year he will be taking part in regattas in Florida, California, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Spain, and Canada, spreading the word about Cabarete as the “adventure sports capital of the …

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Upon taking office for his second consecutive term in August 2008, President Leonel Fernandez appointed former Vice President Jaime David Fernandez as Minister of Environment and his presidential campaign manager and former Minister of Industry & Commerce Francisco Javier Garcia as Minister of Tourism. Now, both ministers propose to work together for the development of …

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The 13th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference opens Tuesday, 14 April at the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda. Speaking at the opening are Dominican lawyer Enrique de Marchena, president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the Honorable Ewart Brown, Premier and Minister of Tourism of Bermuda. Speakers will review the outlook for …

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The Society of Ornithology of Hispaniola has been guiding bird walks in the Santo Domingo Botanical Garden for the past 5 years. The walks, which are free and open to the public, are held the first Sunday of every month and start at 7 am. This is an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the …

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Puntacana Resort & Club won the Regional Award for the Cleanest Production 2008 granted by the Commission for Central American Environment and Development . The commission works for sustainable development in Central America and the Caribbean, strengthening cooperation and integration for environmental management. Puntacana Resort & Club was best in the Caribbean in the category …

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The leading Dominican hotel-stay booking event, DR Date opens with a welcome reception on Monday, 20 April at the Iberostar Grand Hotel Bavaro at 7pm. The event is organized by the National Association of Hotels & Restaurants (Asonahores). Participants include buyers (international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive groups sellers, and charters operators), suppliers of tourism services …

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President Leonel Fernandez has sent to Congress the requested addendum to the contract for the 99-year lease of land in Barahona province to an Italian company for the construction of a thermal spa in the sulphur water springs in Canoa. The contract with Terme de la Salamanda was signed on 6 August 2007, but legislators …

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The Tourism Cluster of Samana is helping Samana Bay in its bid to be named one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World. The designation is awarded by the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club, formed in 1997, which seeks to encourage sustainable exploitation of pristine natural resources. The application will be considered …

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A dramatic eagle on the 17th hole by Keith Fergus towards the end of the PGA Senior Tour Cap Cana Championship on Sunday, 30 March led to his one-stroke victory over Mark O’Meara and Andy Bean. Fergus won US$315,000 of the US$2.1 million Cap Cana Championship that took place last week in Cap Cana, in …

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Dominican Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) president, Enrique de Marchena Kaluche and Humberto Rivero, regional director for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be the keynote speakers at CHTA’s Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference opening 14 April in Bermuda. The conference is dubbed as the most crucial Caribbean Investment Conference to date. …

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