Travel – Page 458

The Federation of Tour Operators of Great Britain is inviting hoteliers and tourism industry suppliers to a seminar on fire, food, pool, beach and general safety to be held in both Puerto Plata and Bavaro. The Bavaro event commences at 12 noon on 23 October. The workshop will be repeated at the Gran Ventana in …

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The lively music of Offenbach, Milhaud Borne and Prokofiev will be played within the lovely walls of the Royal Houses Museum (Museo de las Casas Reales) at Calle las Damas. The next National Symphony Concert is scheduled for the patio of the museum that is located at Calle Las Damas in the Colonial City. On …

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Manfred Schoebel announced the Sol Meliá hotel chain would build a luxury 500-room hotel in the Punta Cana area. Schoebel, spokesman for the organization, told Hoy newspaper that the newest construction would be one notch above its other two properties in the Punta Cana area and would open in time for the 2005 winter season. …

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El Caribe newspaper reports that Decree 818-03, dated 20 August, provides for the creation of the Hotel Classification Committee. The new ruling replaces the 1984 classification norms and will entrust the committee with the grading of Dominican hotels in categories that range from one star up to five-star deluxe. The committee is to be presided …

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Pablo Ferrer of El Caribe reports that the DR may soon have its own Asimov-inspired ecotourism vacation and residential community located in the mountains of Yamasá, north of Santo Domingo. Legacy International, a Miami-based US corporation, is behind the US$620-million investment in a co-venture with Rancho Verde, belonging to Dominican entrepreneur Maximino Brito. The plans …

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There is a new reason to visit Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. E. León Jimenes has opened its Centro León, a cultural center that boasts probably the largest private collection of artwork in the Dominican Republic. The opening of the center took place on Friday, 3 October, and …

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El Bosque Café is accepting bookings for the Friday, 26 September prelude to the DR Jazz Festival that opens Wednesday, 1 October in Puerto Plata. Organizers are inviting to come and celebrate. On the evening’s program are Roberto Santana (piano), Carlos Estrada (saxo), Rafelito Suberví (percussion), Wilson Bencosme (bass). For booking cinner and reservation, call …

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Carlos Alvarez Guzm?n, the head of Civil Aviation, told reporter Julio Jerez Whiskey of El Caribe newspaper that six of the main airports in the Dominican Republic would be equipped with satellite navigation systems beginning in January 2004. These would be the first in Latin America, according to Alvarez. The equipment would come from the …

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Decree 832-03 authorized the opening up to civilian traffic of the San Isidro Air Base, located east of Ozama River, about 15 minutes from Las Americas International Airport. The airport would accommodate small airplanes that need to be relocated from Herrera International Airport. The land where Herrera is located has been sold for commercial use, …

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Hans Dannenberg, executive director of the Association of Hotels of Puerto Plata is forecasting a very good winter tourism season for the north coast. He says Apple Vacations, Vacation Express, Go Travel Direct will be the newcomers this year sending charters with tourists from Nashville, Cleveland, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee in the USA. Cours …

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