Travel – Page 434

USA Today ?Virtual Voyager? columnist, Laura Bly stressed in a 24 September column the need for timely, specific and honest information on the status of tourism destinations affected by this year?s many hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin. She comments on several forums that are providing forthright information, that is lacking by official tourist boards. She …

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DR1 is providing constant updates on the status of hotels affected by Hurricane Jeanne in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo hotels were not affected, Puerto Plata and Sosua hotels suffered minor landscaping damages, in Cabarete recovery has been quick now that power has been restored. La Romana has rebounded quickly and is back to normal, …

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The Dominican Republic last Thursday, 16 September joined the long list of Caribbean countries that have been hit this summer in minor or greater degree by hurricanes affecting the area. This year, a record number of Caribbean islands have been affected. In addition to Florida, and other areas in the United States, islands in the …

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Hurricane Jeanne came at the DR as a boxer. In the fistfight for the first time several coastal destinations were affected. The 16 September storm affected primarily the Punta Cana/Bavaro/Uvero Alto area, although an estimated 65% of the hotel rooms remained operational. The Punta Cana International Airport suffered damages, but repair crews quickly restored operation …

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DR1 is providing continuous weather updates at http://www.dr1.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=34 Forecast for this week is for sunny skies, and computer models show that Hurricane Lisa, that was making its way west northwest from Africa, may keep away from the Caribbean thanks to Hurricane Karl.

The Ministry of Environment has just published new informational material on the Dominican Republic. Publications include the laws and regulations governing the environment, several books on recent happenings regarding the environment, as well as a large Atlas, which is a collection of essential information, including vulnerable areas and hurricane tracks affecting the DR since the …

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Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan, the three big storms affecting the Atlantic Basin area this year, have spared the DR. As the big storms make their way west, after originating usually along the west coast of Africa, the Caribbean is on the way and hurricanes are part of fall in this region. This year, the …

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Some 2,000 British tourists bound for Jamaica were rerouted to resorts in the Dominican Republic. Tourists that would have vacationed in Jamaica, and others that were in Jamaica were flown out to the DR. Aerodom, that manages the Puerto Plata and Las Americas international airports, assisted the tour operators by reducing airport fees. The plus …

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The hurricane season in the Dominican Republic is not over. September is the peak month for hurricanes in the Caribbean. While Ivan is no longer a threat to the Caribbean, affecting the Caribbean, and already, another storm, which would be named as Jeanne as soon as it increases its intensity. The storm?s track has it …

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For all those interested in following the storms from a Dominican perspective, dr1.com features the most comprehensive information site with updates 24 hours/7 days a week. From the moment these are in the neighborhood, DR1 correspondents check in to share their forecasts and analysis of what all the weather jargon means and what is the …

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