Travel – Page 611

The National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores) has hired a public relations agency in Germany to carry out a plan to counter adverse press reports that have been published in Germany, Switzerland and Austria in recent weeks. The president of the organization, Frank R. Rainieri, said that the effort will be supported by the Ministry …

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The Legend of the Seas is including Santo Domingo in its itinerary from 12 April. This was announced by Cruise Holidays Santo Domingo, a sister company to Emely Tours which has had the franchise for Cruise Holidays since 1992. The ship is considered the most modern in the Royal Caribbean line’s fleet. Dominicans will be …

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A Dominican won third place in the contest for “The Best Photo of my Vacation” recently held by the Royal Holiday Club, part of the Mexican consortium Costamex, which has 48,000 members throughout the world. The president of Proinversion, the company that operates the time sharing-style vacation club in the Dominican Republic, Rafael Blanco Canto, …

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Speaking in Puerto Plata last week, the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano presidential candidate, José Francisco Peña Gómez, said that if he wins the election he will create a Consejo Nacional Turístico. The politician also said he would appoint tourism representatives to all the Dominican embassies abroad, and provide them with the resources necessary to promote travel …

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Speaking in Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo mayor, Rafael Suberví, a possible contender for the year 2000s presidential nomination for the PRD, said that the area will only take off from the tourism aspect if a PRD government comes to power. He said that Monte Cristi is a perfect port for cruise ships given its depth …

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In its business section, the newspaper Hoy reports on statistics issued by the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores) on 1995 figures for the tourism industry. The newpaper confirms that tourism is the principal hard currency producer for the Dominican economy. The tourist industry made a significant contribution to the nation’s well-being. In 1995 the …

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The president of the Municipality of Santo Domingo, Dr. Andrés Henríquez, continued to press for the regulation of prostitution in Dominican cities, especially Santo Domingo. He said that there are several brothels very near city schools. He mentioned one in front of a school on Calle Isabel Aguiar in Herrera and another close to the …

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According to the Ministry of Tourism, some 2,100,000 tourists traveled to the D.R. by air during 1995, resulting in a 77 percent occupancy in hotels and producing RD$1,579.4 million in revenue. The Ministry also reported that the number of hotel rooms grew by 4% last year, from 28,967 to 30,000. As of 30 November, some …

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The new president of the Association of Airlines in the Dominican Republic asked presidential candidates to explain their position on the country’s commercial aviation policy. José T. Ares, the new president of the Association, said that the further development of commercial air business in the country is burdened by heavy taxes and other constraints. Mr …

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According to statistics provided by the Asociación de Líneas Aéreas de la República Dominicana for 1995, the movement at the different airports was as follows: Airport Flights Passengers Las Americas 21,016 1,710,328 Punta Cana 5,771 581,950 Puerto Plata 5,540 666,485 La Romana 2,047 47,384 Santiago 1,360 30,870