2001 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Small hotels and adventure travel for the South

The president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores), Ramon Prieto, advocates that the Southwest of the nation adopt a different tourism development model. Prieto spoke at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon and urged the businessmen of the Southwest not to adopt the mass tourism holiday package/big hotels model of Puerto Plata, Juan …

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In favor of tall buildings in Puerto Plata

Engineer Angel Nerys Castillo, director of the Development Projects Financing Department (DEFINPRO) at the Central Bank, favors changing the law that bans the construction of buildings of more than three floors (11 meters) in Puerto Plata. Law 256 prohibits buildings higher than palm trees in order to preserve the ambience of a tropical vacation area. …

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Airport investments of US$203 million

Alex Santana, director of the Aerodom airports, says Dominican airports will soon be among the most modern in the Americas. He says investments of US$203 million have been made since Aerodom took over the Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) and Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) airports. The company also has the concession to operate airports …

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2001 Travel News ArchiveTravel

In favor of tall buildings in Puerto Plata

Engineer Angel Nerys Castillo, director of the Development Projects Financing Department (DEFINPRO) at the Central Bank, favors changing the law that bans the construction of buildings of more than three floors (11 meters) in Puerto Plata. Law 256 prohibits buildings higher than palm trees in order to preserve the ambience of a tropical vacation area. …

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2001 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Airport investments of US$203 million

Alex Santana, director of the Aerodom airports, says Dominican airports will soon be among the most modern in the Americas. He says investments of US$203 million have been made since Aerodom took over the Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) and Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) airports. The company also has the concession to operate airports …

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Quest for major hotel companies to improve tourism revenues

The Dominican ambassador before the WTO has addressed concerns over the growth in number of hotel rooms versus demand. Critics say this imbalance has resulted in a drop in tourism revenues. The World Tourism Organization statistics show that tourist receipts in the DR have declined from US$683 in 1985 to US$620 in 1999. The opposite …

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