Travel – Page 603

The National Association of Hotels and Restaurants opens its Tenth Convention at 7 pm on Wednesday, 25 September, at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo. The event also features a large trade show which will be open to those in the tourist industry from Wednesday, 25 September at 7 pm and then to the …

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Santo Domingo will soon have its own amber museum. It is scheduled to open on 5 September. Sited in the Colonial City its owner, Jorge Caridad Caridad, who has worked twenty five years with the semi-precious stone is also the proprietor of one of the best amber shops in the country, Ambar Nacional. He has …

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Last week, Santo Domingo’s hoteliers launched a strategic plan to boost travel to the capital city. Tourism consultant Juan Lladó said that the city should focus on attracting conventions, as well as visitors interested in participating in sporting events and festivals. The city of Santo Domingo offers many attractions for the holding of small conventions. …

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Computerized navigation systems are a growing phenomenon in rental cars. Avis, which has been renting such cars since early 1995, now has more than 1,000. Hertz began to offer cars with the same systems in mid-1995, and the company expects by October to have 8,000 cars in 16 cities equipped to display computer maps and …

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The American Society of Travel Agents reports that Orlando, Florida has once again been named as the fall’s top hot spot by the 387 members polled for ASTA’s Annual Fall Hot Spots Survey for 1996. Orlando had slipped to second place behind Las Vegas in the Society’s summer survey, but the home to Walt Disney …

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Felix (Felucho) Jiménez is an economist and university professor. He has worked in the Central Bank and is currently a successful businessman. Previous to his appointment he was in charge of several real estate developments. His political career began in 1971 with Juan Bosch in the PRD. He followed Professor. Bosch out of that party, …

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The Dominican Republic is the host country for the XXVI World Sunfish Championship. The event will be held in the bay of Andrés, Boca Chica Beach, a 25 minute drive from Santo Domingo from 11-19 October of this year. “The 100 best Sunfish sailors are expected from throughout the world,” said Andrés Santana, who presides …

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The ecology and marine life of the Caribbean will be highlighted in a tour of the region this autumn. Eco Passages of Topsfield, Mass., will have eight-night visits to the Samana Peninsula and the northern coast of the Dominican Republic departing 21 September and 19 October. The Eco Passages excursions will be led by Dr. …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association praised TV producer Roberto Salcedo for his campaign to create an awareness among citizens against abandoning litter the city of Santo Domingo. Mr Salcedo’s campaign seeks to reduce the amount of litter citizens throw on the streets and encourages residents to use the rubbish bins.

The new director general for Occidental Hotels, Gabriel Felip, during a farewell party held at the Embajador, stressed the advantages of investing in the Dominican Republic. Occidental has roughly 10% of the total number of hotel rooms in the country. Gabriel in his farewell, spoke of the recent additions such as the expansion of the …

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