Travel – Page 510

Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas continues to support hosting the Miss Universe Pageant in the DR in 2003. The project is promoted by Alberto del Pino, the President’s advisor on tourism affairs, and has the support of Donald Trump and Sammy Sosa. For the event to be held in the DR, the private sector …

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Alberto Del Pino, advisor to the President on tourism affairs, says that more five star hotels should be built in the country. The President’s tourism advisor says that the US market demands more of these properties. He also explained that the current decline in tourism is cyclical. “In the past years, more hotels have been …

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Flights between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico had to be suspended yesterday due to clouds of ashes caused by eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat. Clouds of ash extended up to 6.1 kilometers high, or approximately 20,000 feet around the area of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. The phenomenon caused American Airlines, …

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Maximo Aristy Caraballo, District Attorney for Santo Domingo, and Antonio Ramis, the president of the Santo Domingo Hotel Association, have signed an agreement for a program to prevent sexual abuse of minors in the city. The agreement establishes that the district attorney will hold workshops to train hotel staff as to the rights of minors …

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Air Santo Domingo began flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico from Santiago last Sunday, 22 July. Air Santo Domingo uses a Beechcraft commuter plane with capacity for 17 passengers. The airline operates three flights a day from the Santo Domingo inner-city airport, Herrera International, to San Juan. In addition, it operates several flights a day …

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Central Bank travel statistics to show US and Canadian travel to the DR is on the rise. Ramon Prieto, president of Asonahores, says the slowdown of the US economy makes the short haul destination of the DR attractive to US and Canadian travelers. “Just three hours flight time from New York, and two from Miami, …

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