2001 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Expanding the Malecon of Santo Domingo

The Mejia government will invest RD$800 million to expand the Avenida George Washington (the Malecon) from Avenida Abraham Lincoln to Calle 19 de Marzo. Three express lanes will be added and the present sidewalk area turned into a central boulevard, engineer Oneximo Gonzalez, director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority told El Siglo newspaper. He said …

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Air Jamaica Express links DR and Montego Bay

Air Jamaica began its operations to the DR yesterday with an inaugural flight from Montego Bay. Paul Monreira, president of the airline, announced the flight offers travelers connections to New York, Newark, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. The airline also flies to Cuba, Gran Cayman, Nassau, Canada and Europe. …

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Air Jamaica Express links DR and Montego Bay

Air Jamaica began its operations to the DR yesterday with an inaugural flight from Montego Bay. Paul Monreira, president of the airline, announced the flight offers travelers connections to New York, Newark, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. The airline also flies to Cuba, Gran Cayman, Nassau, Canada and Europe. …

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US is leading source of tourists to DR; Delta to fly here in November

Tourism Minister Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that last year the US surpassed Germany as the main single-country source of visitors. He said 632,000 US tourists visited in 2000. Most of the US tourists are coming to the Punta Cana area.  Minister Bordas also said Delta Airlines will begin regular flights to the Dominican Republic in …

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Ramon Prieto says ecotourism is the future

Ramon Prieto, president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, says that ecotourism is the future of tourism. In an interview with the Listin Diario he explained that interest in protecting the environment is a global trend among tourists. Prieto has spoken up against the construction of more large all-inclusive resorts. He favors developing smaller …

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US is leading source of tourists to DR; Delta to fly here in November

Tourism Minister Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that last year the US surpassed Germany as the main single-country source of visitors. He said 632,000 US tourists visited in 2000. Most of the US tourists are coming to the Punta Cana area.  Minister Bordas also said Delta Airlines will begin regular flights to the Dominican Republic in …

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2001 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Ramon Prieto says ecotourism is the future

Ramon Prieto, president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, says that ecotourism is the future of tourism. In an interview with the Listin Diario he explained that interest in protecting the environment is a global trend among tourists. Prieto has spoken up against the construction of more large all-inclusive resorts. He favors developing smaller …

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