Travel – Page 525

The president of the Barceló hotel and tourism group in the Dominican Republic, Felix Felipe, announced that the Barcelo Convention Center should be operational by May 2001. He said the Spanish company has invested US$16 million into the center and that it will be the largest in the Caribbean. The center has capacity for meetings …

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Air France is offering round trip fares from Santo Domingo to: Paris 580 USD London 640 USD Madrid/Barcelona 650 USD Milan/Rome 675 USD Frankfurt 700 USD Zurich 700 USD Amsterdam 700 USD Hong Kong 1130 USD Beijing/Shanghai 1130 USD Singapore 1130 USD Bangkok 1130 USD Taxes are not included in these fares, advance purchase is …

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Hoy newspaper announced today that the Central Bank sold the Hotel Hispaniola for US$16.5 million (RD$275 million) to Palmeras Dominicanas, a Dominican company presided by engineer Jose Miguel Neder, and with ties to Minister of Public Works, Miguel Vargas Maldonado, as per the newspaper. The transaction took place a month ago. The newspaper reports that …

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The Ministry of Tourism has reinstated the ban on the use of jet skis in the Punta Cana-Bavaro beach areas. Resolution 05-2001 of the Ministry of Tourism nullifies its Resolution 02-2001 issued on 8 January 2001. Jet ski use is now banned on the beaches located from Punta Cana to Boca de Maimon, Macao and …

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As per Resolution 03/2001, the Ministry of Tourism announced that the use of jet skis, wave runners, motor boats, horses, motorcycles and vehicles is banned at most Dominican beaches for Easter Week. The ban affects all beaches, including Boca Chica, Playa Caribe, Guayacanes, Juan Dolio, Isla Catalina, Bayahibe, Saona, Punta Cana, Bavaro, Samana, Cayo Levantado, …

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The Ministry of Public Works says it is implementing a program to put up signs on highways and main roads in the Dominican Republic. As of today, signs have been scarce and far apart. Travelers have had to ask and ask strangers to avoid getting lost on the way. The Direccion General de Transito Terrestre …

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