Travel – Page 462

The Hotel Plaza in the Naco commercial and residential neighborhood of Santo Domingo will now be known as the Clarion Hotel Santo Domingo. Clarion Hotels market themselves as ?Upscale hotels at affordable rates.? Johnny Bernal, president of Hotelera Naco, S.A., made the announcement. Bernal is also the president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association. …

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Casa de Campo is promoting its weekend for charity with stellar designer Angel S?nchez’ Four Seasons collection, including his latest bridal ensembles, brought to La Romana by Saks Fifth Avenue, Dadeland. Named Designer of the Year in 1999, S?nchez is considered the most promising Latin American contribution to the international fashion season. The benefit event …

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Foreign tourists traveling to the Dominican Republic during the first half of this year increased 20.3%, compared to the same period last year, according to Central Bank statistics. This means that 237,296 foreign travelers arrived at Dominican airports. For January – June 2002, some 1,167,430 foreign arrivals were tabulated, compared to 1,404,726 this year. The …

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According to Central Bank statistics for the first half of the year, the United States (31.6%) and Canada (20.2%) are the leading source countries for tourists to the Dominican Republic. European tourists accounted for 41.4% of the total flow. This is a turn-around from earlier trends. In the past, the majority of tourists came from …

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Punta Cana is by far the most popular tourist destination in the Dominican Republic, with 47% of all arrivals to the Dominican Republic choosing the East Coast hotels. This compares to the 19% who chose Puerto Plata on the North Coast and 10% who opted for the La Romana/Bayahibe airports en route to the La …

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Central Bank statistics for the first half of the year show that tourists aged 21-35 years make up the largest segment of travelers to the Dominican Republic, numbering 381,622. Many of these brought their children with them, as 96,119 children under 12 visited during the first half of the year. Other age segments were 13-20 …

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Hans Dannenberg, director of the Puerto Plata Hotel Association, says that the Mark Travel Corporation is extremely confident about the upsurge of business on the North Coast and announced its plans to reintroduce its presence there. Last year alone the company booked 2.6 million US travelers, sending them primarily to Mexico, Hawaii, Las Vegas and …

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According to Central Bank statistics, tourism is up by 24% for the first two weeks of July, constituting a ?boom? within the hospitality sector. The increase is even more significant when taking into account the upcoming Pan American Games and the additional attractions for tourists. During the first six months of the year, tourism from …

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Milly Quezada, Kinito M?ndez, Los Hermanos Rosario, Ilegales and Monchy y Alexandra are among Hispanic performers nominated for Latin Grammy Awards. Milly Quezada (Pienso As?…), Kinito M?ndez (Sigo Siendo El Hombre Merengue) and Los Hermanos Rosario (Swing A Domicilio) are nominated in the Best Merengue Album category. Monchy y Alexandra (Confesiones…) are down for the …

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The capital city of the Dominican Republic has an expansive 30 kilometers of green space within its limits, or 5% of the 104 square kilometers that make up Santo Domingo. These parks are the Jard?n Bot?nico Nacional, Mirador Sur, Litoral Sur, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Independencia, Duarte, Enriquillo and Cayetano Germos?n. Other nearby parks, such …

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