Travel – Page 551

Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Puerto Plata, Tourism Minister, Ramon Alfredo Bordas, announced that DR$14 million (around (US$850,000) has been appropriated for the renovation of the North Coast city?s port. The project calls for the installation of moorage for private yachts, construction of new walkways and roads, and the …

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The Minister of Public Health, Jose Rodriguez Soldevilla, told reporters that the ?negative Campaign? being conducted on Internet sites in Germany and Great Britain is completely baseless. Coinciding with the start of the tourist season, certain unnamed web sites in those countries have reported that the DR is rife with contagious diseases, such as malaria, …

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The Ministry of Tourism does not have enough money to promote the country abroad or to combat the allegations that it is rife with diseases. Pedro Dajer, Deputy Minister of Tourism for International Affairs, aid that the Ministry must wait until the next budget year, when it will have DR$700 million (around US$42 million) to …

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The Dominican home-run king, Sammy Sosa, met with President Hipolito Mejia yesterday in the President?s office in the National Palace. Following the meeting, which lasted some forty minutes, Sosa answered reporters? questions and announced that he had told the President he was willing to participate in a publicity campaign in support of Dominican tourism. Sosa …

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ARA Hotels took over the operation of the 134-room Hotel Marapica in Puerto Plata. Tony Alvarez, president of the corporation, made the announcement. ARA Hotels also operates the following hotels in the DR: Sosua: Tropicana, Costa Tropical, Casa Linda, Villa Chessa, Villas Casa Linda Cabarete: Bahia Linda, Las Orquideas, Terraza las Palmas Rio San Juan: …

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