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DR at the Cruise Shipping 2012 in Miami

The Dominican Republic was represented by Orfila Salazar, director of the Cruise Ship Department of the Ministry of Tourism at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. The president of Royal Caribbean, Richard D. Fain visited the Dominican stand and exchanged impressions with Salazar and the Dominican delegation. The leading industry players …
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Banco Popular backs DR tourism

The Banco Popular Dominicano recently reaffirmed its support for the Dominican tourism sector through its participation in the 46th Annual Tourism Market (ITB) in Berlin. The bank hosted a dinner with the senior executive vice-president for Business, Christopher Paniagua, who told businesspeople, hoteliers, investors and Ministry of Tourism authorities that the BPD had provided US$560 …
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Northwest tourism gets a boost

President Leonel Fernandez recently inaugurated the reconstruction of the Dajabon-Montecristi road, making it easier for Dominicans and foreign tourists to visit the tourist attractions of Cap-Haitien (La Citadelle) in northern Haiti by land. The new road connections also serve visitors to the northwestern beach city of Montecristi. Montecristi is one of the lesser known destinations …
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Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference in Puerto Rico

The 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) is scheduled for 24-26 April at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is geared at emphasizing the need for public and private sector partnerships in order to maximize investment opportunities in the Caribbean tourism industry. “Tourism is our …
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All about the famous Capt. Kidd

Professor Charles Beeker, director of the Academic Diving and Underwater Science at Indiana University Bloomington and Dr. Jeffrey Patchen, president & CEO of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, will present the amazing story of Captain Kidd’s shipwreck and the archaeological research that has been taking place off the southeast coast of the DR as part …