Travel – Page 459

3rd in kiteboarding cup

Dominican Jose Luis Ciriaco, Puerto Plata-born and bred in Cabarete, placed third in the 14-20 June Cabarete Kiteboarding World Cup event. Ciriaco thus became the first Dominican to be ranked in the world?s top three in the sport. His girlfriend, Cabarete resident Suzi Mai, another contender for one of the top three posts in the …

Why JetBlue came to the DR

JetBlue?s CEO, David Neeleman explained, in an interview with El Caribe newspaper, the reasons why the company chose the Dominican Republic as their first foreign destination. ?We are a New York-based company and there is a large Dominican community in New York. We were aware that we had to take that large Dominican public,? he …

More golf courses

A little more than 15 years ago, there were just a handful of golf courses in the Dominican Republic. Casa de Campo was the most famous, but Santiago, Bonao, Jarabacoa and Puerto Plata all had courses, as did Santo Domingo. Nowadays, courses are springing up all along the East Coast in order to serve the …

Travel to DR up

Central Bank statistics indicate that non-resident foreign air arrivals to the Dominican Republic have increased 8.2% from January to May 2004. This is 111,088 more travelers than last year for the same period. The Central Bank attributes the good year to the improvements in the US economy, and to the increased buying power of hard …

Package tour arrivals

Of the total 1,589,286 million arrivals to the Dominican Republic from January to May of this year, 947,324 came on board charter flights. This is 11.9% more than for the same January-May period in 2003. Indeed, Puerto Plata?s international airport primarily serviced charter airlines. Some 273,430 passengers arrived to that terminal on board charter flights, …

Sustainable tourism

The 6th Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) opens in from 24-28 June in Rodney Bay Village, St. Lucia. Counterpart International, a non-profit international human development organization, organizes the event annually to spread the message of travel and tourism?s importance to bettering the lives of millions. Journalists and editors from the Caribbean, South America, …

Summer vacations

The National Hotel & Restaurant Association celebrates its annual summer fair at the Jaragua Hotel?s Salon La Fiesta. If you are a resident of the DR, this is the time to find out about special deals at the hotels and finance your summer vacation. The event will be open from 9am until 10pm from Thursday, …

Music at the river

Plaza Marina Bartolome Colon, the marina located on the eastern bank of the Ozama River, will host the Miss Playa Sur 2004 pageant and the presentation of various musical groups, including Amarfis (merengue), Aljadaqui (Latin rock), Shido and Nux. The event will take place on Saturday, 19 June as of 6 pm ? expect a …

Michel Camilo is big on US radio

Latin jazz pianist and composer Michel Camilo, of the Dominican Republic, was named ?Artist of the Year? at the annual JazzWeek Awards held Saturday, June 5 in Rochester, New York. JazzWeek is a national radio airplay chart that provides a weekly report of the top 50 Jazz and Smooth Jazz recordings played on radio stations …

JetBlue flies to the DR

JetBlue Airways began flying to the Dominican Republic, on Thursday, 10 June with service to Santiago, in the central part of the Dominican Republic. The carrier will provide two flights a day from JFK to Santiago (at 6:50am and 2:20am). Santiago flights to JFK will leave at 9:45pm and 11:25am. “We’re very excited to bring …

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