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2000 Travel News Archive Travel

Malecón Carnival was most successful ever

Thousands turned out yesterday along the Av. George Washington boulevard of Santo Domingo (the Malecón) to watch the carnival parade. Some 120 costumed dance groups and colorful characters from all around the country represented their provinces and folkloric traditions of each region. Among the most applauded of the parade were the Diablos Cojuelos from La …

Weather overview

In an interview with El Caribe newspaper, Antonio Cocco, a former long time director of the Dominican Weather Department and today professor of climatology at the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña explained about the rainy and dry seasons in the DR. He said that historically, January, February and March have been the driest months of …

2000 Travel News Archive Travel

Weather overview

In an interview with El Caribe newspaper, Antonio Cocco, a former long time director of the Dominican Weather Department and today professor of climatology at the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña explained about the rainy and dry seasons in the DR. He said that historically, January, February and March have been the driest months of …

Tourism up 18.5% in January

Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez said that air arrivals to the DR in January were up 18.5% when compared to the same month last year. He said that some 237,540 tourists visited in January 2000, up from 200,485 in January 1999. Jiménez also mentioned that travel was up from the following destinations in 1999 compared …

2000 Travel News Archive Travel

Tourism up 18.5% in January

Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez said that air arrivals to the DR in January were up 18.5% when compared to the same month last year. He said that some 237,540 tourists visited in January 2000, up from 200,485 in January 1999. Jiménez also mentioned that travel was up from the following destinations in 1999 compared …

Government moves on lifting Category 3 restriction

The deputy director of the Civil Aviation Board Jesusita Hernández told El Siglo that the government is taking important steps so that the US government may lift the Category 3 restriction that impedes national airlines from flying to the US. The Category 3 impediment has resulted in the demise of several airline start-ups, as well …

Hotels will not pay city tax, says Asonahores

Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, said that the Municipality of Santo Domingo is wrong when it attempts to collect an additional 10% tax to hotels catering to tourists. He said that hotels already pay 23% in taxes. He said that by law the 10% tax is to be …

2000 Travel News Archive Travel

Government moves on lifting Category 3 restriction

The deputy director of the Civil Aviation Board Jesusita Hernández told El Siglo that the government is taking important steps so that the US government may lift the Category 3 restriction that impedes national airlines from flying to the US. The Category 3 impediment has resulted in the demise of several airline start-ups, as well …

2000 Travel News Archive Travel

Hotels will not pay city tax, says Asonahores

Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, said that the Municipality of Santo Domingo is wrong when it attempts to collect an additional 10% tax to hotels catering to tourists. He said that hotels already pay 23% in taxes. He said that by law the 10% tax is to be …

Carnival Millennium 2000

There’s carnival fever all over the Dominican Republic. Clubs, cafés, discos, you name it are celebrating carnival events. The Ministry of Tourism and the Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (Presidente Beer) have also joined efforts to present Carnival Millennium 2000. Highlights of the Carnival this year are: La Vega: Every Sunday in February. Av. Los Framboyanes. 3 …

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Travel – Page 587

Malecón Carnival was most successful ever

Weather overview

Weather overview

Tourism up 18.5% in January

Tourism up 18.5% in January

Government moves on lifting Category 3 restriction

Hotels will not pay city tax, says Asonahores

Government moves on lifting Category 3 restriction

Hotels will not pay city tax, says Asonahores

Carnival Millennium 2000