Travel – Page 609

Pan American, the revived U.S. flag carrying airline and one of the world’s best known carriers before it went into liquidation in 1991, is back in the air, with its inaugural flight on Thursday, 26 September. Pan Am became insolvent some five years ago, but the former U.S. ambassador to Iceland, Coral Gables businessman Chuck …

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The Minister of Tourism, Felix Jiménez, told the press last week that a financial and legal audit of the construction of the international airport at Arroyo Barril in Samana showed irregularities have taken place. He said that the airport does not have an approved construction plan and there is no budget earmarked for the project …

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According to a report on hotel operations produced by Asonahores, Puerto Plata (Puerto Plata, Playa Dorada, Sosua, Cabarete) continues to be the province with the most hotel rooms, with 11,216, in 176 hotels. Maria Trinidad Sanchez province (Playa Grande, Laguna GriGri beach areas), also on the North Coast, is listed with some 1,120 rooms in …

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In his last speech as president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, Frank Rainieri praised the presence of President Leonel Fernandez at the hotel convention as a sign of a change in the government’s attitude towards a more supportive and active involvement in the development of the tourist industry. While the Leonel Fernández government …

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Resumen Turistico, the newsletter prepared by the Centro de informacion y Comunicacion, has won a recognition by the Caribbean Hotel Association. The daily news bulletin provides official data from Asonahores to its members. It is a publication under the management of Manuel Quiterio Cedeño and was started in 1988.

Lynx Air was to be granted the right to fly on the Dominican Republic-Curacao-Miami sectors at the 2 October meeting of the Civil Aviation Board, according to the latter’s director, lawyer Vitelio Mejia. He said that the government sees it as a priority for additional airlines to begin services from here to the United States. …

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Raised in the Dominican Republic, Brenda Corrie, will be representing the United States in the golfing World Cup to be held in Manila, Philippines, from 31 October-11 November. The Dominican golfer who began her career under her father Jack Corrie is now ranked first in the south of the United States and second in the …

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Dominican Denny Méndez was elected Miss Italy in the city of Salsomaggior, on 7 September. Born in the Dominican Republic of Dominican parents, the new 18-year old Miss Italy has lived there since 1991 when her mother, divorced from her father, married an Italian who she met when he visited Santo Domingo as a tourist. …

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Dominican Selinee Méndez, not related to the new Miss Italy, was chosen as the “Super Model of the World” during a contest held in Kombles, Germany, in which 20 women participated. Following her win, she was invited to attend in Mister World that was held on 17 September in Turkey, and is considered to be …

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Last week, Laureano Guerrero Sánchez, the new director of the Comisión Aeroportuaria, the government department in charge of national airports, announced in an interview with the Listín Diario that one of his priorities is to begin work on the reconstruction and remodeling of the old terminal at Las Americas airport. The old terminal was destroyed …

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