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DATE set for Playa Dorada

The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), the foremost marketing event for Dominicans hotels, will be held this year on 28-30 April. The convention will be held on the second floor of the Playa Dorada Plaza in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata. DATE serves as a networking platform for both buyers and sellers to meet and contract …

Brighter outlook for travel in 2004

Travel to the Caribbean last year increased by 8%, although it was a year in which overall international tourism arrivals fell 1.2% — the biggest annual drop ever, according to the World Tourism Organization statistics for 2003. Travel to the Dominican Republic last year was up overall by 14.5%. Preliminary estimates of full-year results, published …

Dominicans make Billboard list

Five Dominicans are finalists for Billboard magazine’s Latin Music Awards. These honors are based on sales and radio airplay data compiled by weekly Billboard charts dated 15 Feb 2003 to 7 February 2004. Billboard’s charts are the world’s most authoritative music charts. The awards will be presented 29 April at the Miami Arena in Miami …

Eat them fruits!

Tourists should take note and follow the lead of Dominicans. El Caribe newspaper recently published a story on the positive side of the increasing cost of food. Dominicans who do not go home for lunch are increasingly found snacking on fresh tropical fruits sold by street-corner vendors. Most of these vendors are Haitian immigrants who …

Boston Globe on Cabarete kiteboarding

Travel writer David Arnold shares his experiences with Boston Globe readers after spending time in Cabarete, Puerto Plata, where he tested the fledgling sport of kiteboarding. Arnold writes this month of having captured the essence of Cabarete in his review, saying: “Cabarete, the new kiteboarding mecca of the Caribbean, thrives on a balance all its …

Mission Possible-Canada + DR

Canadian Ambassador in the Dominican Republic Adam Blackwell and the president of the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce Fernando Rainieri met with the press last week and revealed that 1.5% of people living in Canada visited the Dominican Republic in 2003. “I know that these are difficult times, but we have to look at the positive …

Air Madrid announces flights for May

Air Madrid has announced the start of flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from Madrid as of 14 May during the Fitur travel fair in Madrid. The company also announced plans to launch flights to Puerto Plata in the near future. The airline expects to compete with Air Europa and Iberia by discounting fares 25%. …

Less Dominican travel

Leisure travel of Dominicans abroad has declined by as much as 50%. The steep decline is earning concern in the industry, as Dominican travel for years now has filled many seats on outgoing flights, contributing to spur interest of airlines in adding new flights to the DR. Dominicans are traveling less abroad now that the …

Zoe Saldana visits

Dominican-origin Hollywood starlet Zoe Saldana visited Santo Domingo last week for vacation time with her family. Saldana made her motion picture debut as the defiant ballerina Eva in the drama “Center Stage” and her last cinematic appearance was in Steven Spielberg’s new film “The Terminal,” in which she co-starred with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. …

Ocean World – the place to visit

Ocean World Park is quickly establishing itself as the place to visit when touring the North Coast and even a reason alone for choosing Puerto Plata as a vacation destination. Located in Cofresi, west of Puerto Plata, the attraction features the largest dolphin lagoon, the only sea lion encounter of its kind, the world’s first …

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