Travel – Page 537

President Hipolito Mejia sent a letter to the Senate yesterday asking for time to carry out studies into the ownership of property that is part of two national parks and that he had segregated to allow hotel development. The ownership of the properties is being debated by interested parties in the courts. In a letter …

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The president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, Ramon Prieto says that the slowdown of the US economy could turn into good news for the DR hotel industry. He said that if the US suffers from a recession, Americans will begin to cut down on travel, and will prefer shorter vacations and destinations that …

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Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas Maldonado told Hoy newspaper that the government is sending to Congress an addendum to the Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI contract to include another airport in Santo Domingo and another in Samana. Vargas said the government has concluded negotiations with Aerodom for the later to finish and operate the Aeropuerto …

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The Senate has under study a recently submitted bill that would exclude eight million square meters from the Parque Nacional Cabo Cabrón, a national park located in Samana, on the northeastern coastline, as per Hoy newspaper today. Hotel construction is banned by Environmental Law 64-00 law within national park areas. President Mejia passed this law …

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The Navy rescued 17 Hungarian tourists when their small boat overturned while they were on a whale-watching trip two miles off the coast of Samana. Rear Admiral Luis Alberto Humeau Hidalgo, chief of the Navy, said that because the boat was not overloaded and the tourists heeded the requirement of using their life jackets while …

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Air Santo Domingo, the domestic air carrier, is advertising an Easter Week sale. It is selling Puerto Plata-Punta Cana-Puerto Plata for RD$1,800 round trip; Herrera-Punta Cana-Herrera for RD$1,500 roundtrip; Herrera-Punta Cana-Puerto Plata-Puerto Plata-Punta Cana-Herrera for RD$1,400 and Herrera-Portillo-Herrera for RD$1,300. This offer is valid from 1 to 15 April, and taxes are not included in …

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