1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Scholarships for Dominicans, please

The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elias, took advantage of his visit to Russia to request the country re-establish the scholarship program it maintained for Dominicans and eliminate the visa requirement for Dominican visitors. He said that Sergei Shpilko, the vice minister for Tourism and Sports, informed him that the visa requirement would be abolished, …
1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

New flights by Continental Airlines

Last week, Continental Airlines announced its new flights from the United States to Latin America and Japan. These will be non-stop flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Panama and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The new flights will provide excellent connections for other Latin American destinations. Recently Continental began non-stop flights to Lima, Peru and to Bogotá, Colombia. …
1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

American Airlines and Citibank credit card

American Airlines and Citibank are now issuing a new credit card in the Dominican Republic called “Citibank AAdvantage”. This was announced by Juan de Dianous, general manager in the Dominican Republic for Citibank and Raul Fiallo, director of marketing and administration for American Airlines in this country. The credit card will permit consumers to earn …