Travel – Page 461

The WFMA 2004 World Martial Arts Championships will be held in Rio San Juan, Mar?a Trinidad S?nchez province, on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. The event is scheduled for 4-11 January 2004 at the Bah?a Principe Resort and more than 400 attendees are expected. For more information, contact Jider Vargas, Tel. 809 540-9067 …

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Royal Aruban Airlines has announced it will start flights to Santo Domingo as of 1 November 2003. This will be the first direct connection to the island. Previously, travelers had to fly first to Cura?ao. The airline has announced flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays using a DC9. The flight will be just over an hour?s …

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The Sub-Ministry for Coastal and Marine Resources, a division of the Environment Ministry, has initiated a study in B?varo to determine the importance of the potential role the dive industry can play in Dominican tourism. According to the story in El Caribe, the average tourist pays US$160 for the privilege of diving off the coasts …

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Dominican restaurants have been one of the big winners of the Pan Am Games. Restaurants have received a boom in free-spending visitors who are reaping the benefit of RD$33+ to US$1 exchange rates in the many eateries in the country that have been catering to the visitors. Tourists arriving to the Dominican Republic for the …

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American Airlines has decided to defend its turf and is advertising US$199 round trip fares to New York from Santo Domingo or Santiago airports. The decision to lower the fares from standard rates of US$500+ just weeks ago happened after Air Santo Domingo and Aeromar posted very attractive fares on the routes. As a result, …

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President Hipolito Mejia went East last Friday for the formal symbolic opening of the Punta Cana shopping center area ? with a bowling alley, shops and restaurants. During the ceremony, Frank Rainieri, president of the Punta Cana Group announced the start of the expansion works at the Punta Cana International Airport. The Punta Cana airport …

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Aerodomca is offering daily flights from Santo Domingo to Samana on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. Thus, tourists arriving to the Las Americas International Airport can take the 4:45 pm flight to Portillo, Samana. Those already in Santo Domingo can take the same flight from Herrera airport in Santo Domingo at 4 pm. …

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According to the Central Bank, 19% of the tourists from North America polled at the airport prior to their departure in 2002 were on a repeat visit to the country. The same exit opinion poll showed that the main reason for their choosing a visit to the Dominican Republic was the climate (26%), followed by …

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The Dominican Republic?s biggest challenge is not to win medals during the Pan Am Games. It is to properly maintain and book its new world class sports facilities after the Games. To book major sports events the country needs to exercise its marketing muscle. The good word of mouth sports officers from visiting countries will …

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Wyndham International announced that an agreement with Viva Resorts has been reached to rename seven properties in Mexico and the Caribbean. These properties will now bear the name of Viva Wyndham Resorts as of 1 December. Financial terms of the 10-year agreement were not disclosed. Based in Santo Domingo, Viva Resorts also owns and operates …

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