Travel – Page 546

The Ministry of Environment announces the start of the North Coast whale-watching season for Monday, 15 January. Already some early arrivals have been spotted. Samana, on the North East of the Dominican Republic is the center of whale-watching operations. The season officially starts 15 January, and continues through the first week of March. After that …

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Get ready for a feast! The Hotel Casa Marina Reef of Sosua, Puerto Plata will again host the celebration of the North Coast gastronomic festival. The Association of Hotels & Restaurants of Sosua and Cabarete annually organize the event. It is scheduled for Friday, 26 January. (12 January 2001)

Millennium, the newest ship of Celebrity Cruise Line began making stops at the Isla Catalina off La Romana as of 27 December. Visitors will be visiting the island of Catalina from 11 am to 6 pm every 15 days through 28 April. The stop includes lunch on the lovely beach. The Millennium began sailing on …

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Luggage porter Coralín Medrano Pérez has proof he is an honest man. Hoy newspaper tells the story of the humble resident of La Caleta that makes a living helping travelers with their luggage at Las Americas International Airport. At around 3:30 am, while he was still on duty, Medrano found a manila envelope containing a …

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The announcement of negotiations for American Airlines to purchase TWA is not good news for the DR. AA dominates fares to the DR and the reduction of players will mean AA will consolidate its dominant position in the DR that suffers from some of the highest fares in the region due to lack of competition. …

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The New York Times published an extensive article and photographs on Punta Cana in its 7 January 2001 Sunday Travel section. Entitled, "From the Scrub Comes a Behemoth," the article by Scott Norvell reflects the boom in US travel to the eastern coast of the DR. The author couldn’t resist drawing parallels to Punta Cana …

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