Travel – Page 612

The executive director of the Association of Hotels & Restaurants, Pedro Garrido, was critical of the Ministry of Tourism for certain actions it is taking in the days previous to an expected change of command. He criticized the Ministry’s action in opening new tourist offices abroad, adopting promotional initiatives and beginning new services classifications. Mr …

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A press report by the DPA German press agency published in El Caribe says that the German tourist industry has reached its ceiling and the days of the permanent boom experienced in the last decades is over. Stagnation, at best, is the forecast for the next years and the press agency quotes the Derdata-Reiseburo-Spiegel publication …

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Stability and big economic gains are luring investors to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, and the Caribbean Tourism Organization is now suggesting the region’s states should keep an eye on these countries as emergent sources of travelers to the Caribbean. “Inflation and unemployment have tapered off, currencies are stable and new prosperity will help …

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The CTO reports that there has been a substantial fall off in both arrivals and advance bookings for travel from the United States to the Caribbean this summer, when compared to the spring. A survey of the largest wholesalers confirms that bookings are well below last year and the telephones are not ringing. The reasons …

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CTO reports that tourism from Italy to the Caribbean has maintained the large increases which prevailed in the winter months and the key tour operators report that the region is currently the most popular long-haul destination. Tour operators are making big investments supporting direct charter services to many more Caribbean destinations. Antigua, Barbados, and the …

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President Joaquin Balaguer has issued Decree 279-96 that establishes that the Fondo Mixto para el Desarrollo del Turismo, will be fed by 50% of the dues levied on charter flights. The new decree is effectively a corollary contained in the previous Decree 212 of 21 June that created the fund. It will be jointly managed …

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President-elect Leonel Fernández and Vice President-elect Jaime David Fernández have chosen the Teatro Agua Luz for their first formal reception for Dominicans. The event will be held at 10 pm on 16 August, following a formal reception at the National Palace held for heads of state and distinguished visitors coming for the swearing in of …

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The director of the Civil Aviation Board, Vitelio Mejia, said that the D.R. has all the equipment necessary to guarantee safety in aviation and also announced that a modern system of telecommunications via satellite will soon be functioning. This will permit the transmission of meteorological data to aircraft flying in Dominican air space. The director …

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Occidental Hotels public relations department has officially announced the appointment of Gabriel Felip as director general of the international chain, with more than 56 hotels around the world. The move was announced by Don Gregorio de Diego, the president of the hotel group. Gabriel Felip, at the time of his appointment, headed the chain’s activities …

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Trade shows jointly-sponsored by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) will visit seven key markets in the United States this autumn to reinforce the effect of the successful regional marketing campaign – “The Caribbean: Where to go” among travel retailers. The Dominican Republic, which has rejoined the CTO, will now …

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