Travel – Page 496

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Optimism among hoteliers

In spite of thousands of laid off workers in the hospitality industry, an average hotel occupancy of only 50% and reduced flights into the country, a group of hotel executives is optimistic about the future. Eight hotel executives from the Bavaro area told El Siglo that they predict an increase in tourism in November as …

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

Hoy newspaper reports that the National Department of Investigations (DNI) has lifted the travel restrictions it had placed on certain foreign citizens after the September 11 attacks. In the first few days after the attacks, numerous travelers from Pakistan, Arab and Middle East countries trying to enter or leave the DR were detained and interrogated …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

More money promised for tourism but “where is it?”

The government has committed another US$53 million to promote tourism in the DR. But tourism officials are still waiting for the first US$25 million that was promised. The president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association, Ramón Prieto, says it’s a great idea to promote the country abroad, but the DR is already weeks behind other …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

Hoy newspaper reports that the National Department of Investigations (DNI) has lifted the travel restrictions it had placed on certain foreign citizens after the September 11 attacks. In the first few days after the attacks, numerous travelers from Pakistan, Arab and Middle East countries trying to enter or leave the DR were detained and interrogated …

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Public Health authorities have announced stricter anti-epidemic measures at all international airports and sea ports. They are trying to prevent entry of the bacteria that causes anthrax, a disease recently discovered in the US and which has already killed a Florida man. From now on, passengers who arrive in the DR from US territory will …

Carry-on luggage clarified

A spokesman for the Dominican Airport Consortium (Aerodom) has clarified media reports about the amount of hand luggage that will be accepted on flights to the United States. Ellis Perez says the new restrictions do not prohibit passengers from taking hand luggage on board, but they are limited to one bag (“bulto”) and one other …

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads

A specialist in migration studies, Milady Mata de Vergara, says this country should change the way it promotes itself. She says tourism brochures show beaches and women in bikinis which leaves a certain perception of the country. She compares this to other Caribbean islands, such as Saint Martin, where official tourism promotions tend to emphasize …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads

A specialist in migration studies, Milady Mata de Vergara, says this country should change the way it promotes itself. She says tourism brochures show beaches and women in bikinis which leaves a certain perception of the country. She compares this to other Caribbean islands, such as Saint Martin, where official tourism promotions tend to emphasize …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Public Health authorities have announced stricter anti-epidemic measures at all international airports and sea ports. They are trying to prevent entry of the bacteria that causes anthrax, a disease recently discovered in the US and which has already killed a Florida man. From now on, passengers who arrive in the DR from US territory will …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Carry-on luggage clarified

A spokesman for the Dominican Airport Consortium (Aerodom) has clarified media reports about the amount of hand luggage that will be accepted on flights to the United States. Ellis Perez says the new restrictions do not prohibit passengers from taking hand luggage on board, but they are limited to one bag (“bulto”) and one other …

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Travel – Page 496

Optimism among hoteliers

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

More money promised for tourism but “where is it?”

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Carry-on luggage clarified

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Carry-on luggage clarified