Travel – Page 499

Engineer Hernani Salazar, of a Presidency-based public works office, has given an update on the expansion of the Las Americas highway into an expressway. The Las Americas Expressway will have six lanes, three in each direction. Salazar explains that traffic headed to the residential and commercial areas to the north of the avenue will in …

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The Ministry of the Armed Forces has refused the request of the Committee of Airlines and will continue to exempt diplomats, legislators, government officers, dignitaries of the Catholic Church and other VIPS from undergoing airport security checks at Las Americas International Airport. Major General Maximo Morel Marichal, in charge of the Specialized Airport Security Force, …

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The president of the Hotel & Restaurant Association Ramon Prieto confirmed that in the weeks following the 11 September terrorist attack, 80% of hotel reservations were cancelled. He said nationwide, hotel occupancy dropped below 50%. He said hotels have laid off about 20% of their personnel. But Prieto trusts the situation will return to normal …

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The Dominican Republic has won the Denis Massien award for best booth at the Top Resa trade show, the leading travel fair for the French travel market. Some 20,000 travel executives cast a vote for the award. The event took place in Deauville, France 20-23 September with around 21,000 travel executives from all around the …

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El Siglo reports that a Puerto Plata Hotel Association is in the making. The association would group members from Playa Dorada, Sosua, Cabarete, Maimon, Cofresí, Costambar and Puerto Plata city. According to El Siglo, the rationale is to strengthen the area’s representation. The newspaper says that area hoteliers feel that the National Association of Hotels …

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