Travel – Page 539

The director of the Ministry of Tourism Marketing Plan for North America, Lilia Moliné announced that Delta Airlines will soon start flights to the Dominican Republic from Atlanta, Georgia, as reported in El Siglo newspaper. She said that 32% of travelers visiting the DR come from the US, 50% come from Europe. The DR has …

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President Hipólito Mejia, admitting that a decree cannot modify a law, corrected his error in January, as newspaper reports revealed over the weekend. Reportedly, he sent to the Senate on 23 January a law that gives legality to what he proposes in two earlier decrees. The subject of controversy is the separation of an area …

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The government’s announcement to expropriate beach property part of the Jaragua National Park on the southwestern coast is also making headlines. This is not the first time the lands make headlines. Tourism development of the lands were halted when the Leonel Fernandez administration debated the expropriation of the lands during the last months of the …

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The Dominican Republic representative before the World Trade Organization, Federico Alberto Cuello urged Congress to pass the Codigo de Ordenamiento de Mercado, a bill that establishes free competition practices. He said that the Dominican Republic authorities should be concerned with the expected merges of American Airlines and TWA and that of Iberia and Air Europa. …

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The government expropriated the beach areas between Laguna de Oviedo and Playa Pedernales, in the southwest. This includes the areas known as Laguna de Puerto el Medio, Punta San Jose, Playa Blanca, Playa Larga, Playa Chiquita, Cabo Falso, Playa Caliente, Punta Chimanche, Bahia de las Aguilas, Cabo Rojo and Guanave. Decree 273-01 establishes tourism projects …

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The director of the Civil Aviation Board, Anibal Amparo announced he has just made available to the Ministry of Tourism RD$24.5 million and US$771,675 for tourism promotion abroad. This is part of an agreement to provide the Ministry with half of proceeds of the tourist card purchased by travelers. (26 February 2001)