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US Airways announces FLL as Caribbean gateway

US Airways expects to begin flying to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport as of 13 February 2005. The flight will be part of the airline’s expansion in the Caribbean. “The addition of a Caribbean and Latin American gateway in South Florida allows us to continue our expansion …

Olympics in Casa de Campo

Sports writer Lang Whitaker didn’t get sent to cover the Olympics, so he decided to stage his own in the Dominican Republic and tell his story for the Sports Illustrated/CNN web site. He headed for Casa de Campo resort in La Romana, motivated by the resort’s reputation as one of the best sports and activities …

De Marchena to preside Asonahores

The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) elected Enrique E. de Marchena Kaluche as president for the period September 2004-2006. De Marchena is also a past president of Asonahores? National Council of Promotion. A lawyer by profession, he is a current board member of the EMI Resorts that operates Sun Village in Puerto Plata. …

Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada

Viva Wyndham Resorts hotel chain announced the January 2005 opening of its Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada. The chain has taken over the former Heavens hotel in Playa Dorada and is completely redoing it into a 204-room resort that will include 120 junior suites. The hotel is being given a Caribbean look. This will be the …

Competitiveness index

The Dominican Republic has ranked well in the 2004 Competitiveness Monitor of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The DR scored average indexes in all categories except technology, where it fell below average. The comparative overview of the extent to which over 200 countries offer a competitive framework for the development of tourism analyzes …

Minister of Tourism Felucho Jimenez

Felix (Felucho) Jimenez was appointed Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. He had held the post during the first Fernandez administration, from 1996-2000. Jimenez, in his private life is a professional real estate developer, including a major residential development in the Punta Cana area. He has also for years been very active in Dominican …

Cigar benefit

The Fuentes cigar foundation, The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation announces the celebration of the ?Toast Across America 2004? for 7 October. The foundation has offices in Washington Heights, home to the largest Dominican population abroad, and where the fund-raiser will be held this year. The event brings together over 5,000 cigar enthusiasts, from 50 states, …

Columbus at the Lighthouse

After years of debating whether the remains of Christopher Columbus at the Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo were those of the famous admiral, Spanish investigators under Marcial Castro finally accept the truth. The investigators had hoped to prove Columbus was buried at Seville?s cathedral, instead. Now the Spaniards say the most recent investigations have proved …

Ocean World is very popular

According to reports from the Ocean World Park management, the Cofresi, Puerto Plata acuatics park received a record 1,000 paying customers on Sunday, 15 August. The management attributed the record visitors to the long weekend and their aggressive domestic advertising campaign. Legal residents in the DR, regardless of whether being foreigners or Dominicans, have benefited …

VIP tourists for President inaugural

Prince of Asturias Felipe de Borbon and his new wife Letizia will be here for the inauguration of President-elect Leonel Fernandez on Monday, 16 August. Prince Felipe has visited the DR several times and also attended Fernandez?s previous Presidential inauguration in 1996. The presidents of Costa Rica Abel Pacheco, Nicaragua, Enrique Bolanos Geyer, Hugo Chavez, …

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