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Rich and famous at Avenida Venezuela dance club

Singing star Beyonce was accompanied by her husband, rapper Jay Z, at the Euphoria dance club on Santo Domingo’s Venezuela Avenue on Saturday, 8 February. The Venezuela Avenue is known for its collection of clubs for people who take Latin music dancing seriously. They were accompanied by Dominican baseball player Robinson Cano. According to reports, …
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United announces Newark-Santiago flight

United Airlines has announced plans to add a Newark-Santiago service starting this summer. The flight regulatory clearance is still pending authority approval. The airline says it would use Boeing 737-900 jets and that the Santiago flights would be timed to provide “round-trip connectivity with Washington and Chicago.” Travelers choosing to fly into Santiago are headed …
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Richard Kahn honored with Lifetime Achievement for Excellence

The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced it will honor Richard S. Kahn, president of KTCpr with the Winthrop W. Grice Lifetime Achievement Award for public relations excellence during its annual Adrian Awards Gala on 24 February 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Kahn was chosen as the Grice winner due …
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Focus on culture and heritage sites at WTO workshop

An International Seminar on Tourism Destinations Management in Cultural Heritage Sites will take place in Santo Domingo on 17-18 February. Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia, Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo, World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai and President Danilo Medina will be speaking during the event. The presentations will take place at the …
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Central Bank statistics for 2013

The Central Bank says that arrivals in December were 490,019 non-resident visitors, up 10.1%, or 45,011 more tourists when compared to last year. The year closed with total arrivals of 4,689-770 non-resident passengers, which is 127,164 more tourists than last year, or up 2.8%. Foreign non-resident tourists were up 3.6%, with an additional 141,061 travelers, …