Travel – Page 613

According to a breakdown by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants, most of the country’s hotel rooms are in Puerto Plata – 11,216 (34.5%). The East Coast (Punta Cana-Higuey-Bavaro-El Cortecito) follows with 8,334 rooms (25.7%). Next is Santo Domingo with 5,004 rooms (5.4%), and San Pedro or Juan Dolio-Guayacanes with 2,540 (7.8%). These regions make …

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Caribbean Business, Puerto Rico’s business newspaper has featured the recently announced agreement between Pan American World Airways with APA International of the Dominican Republic. John Collins reports in the 18 July edition that Jorge Rodríguez, APA’s executive vice president, says that Santo Domingo could emerge as the Latin American hub for the revived Pan American …

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The Tourism Commission of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), created to evaluate Dominican tourism prior to the new government takeover on of 16 August, confirmed that it is still working on a report for the President-elect Leonel Fernández. Businessman Marcelo Bermúdez and journalist Luís Simó, who are working with the commission, said that …

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Sports-oriented tourism continues to grow in the Dominican Republic. The IXth American Gymnasiad will be held in the city of Santo Domingo from 9 to 13 October at the Palacio de los Deportes, Volleyball stadium of the Centro Olimpico Juan Pablo Duarte as part of events leading to the Vth Centennial of the city. Mario …

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Mr. Frank Rainieri, president of the Grupo Punta Cana, has announced the opening, by the end of the month, of the Marina Punta Cana, which will allow tourists arriving in small vessels to come ashore. He said that a 46 apartment building and a new restaurant will also be opened at the same time. According …

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The Minister of Tourism for Haiti, Maryse Penette, is working to encourage joint tourism policies between the two countries sharing this island of Hispaniola. In a press interview with Hoy, the Minister explained she is now working on a course that will allow Haiti to follow in the footsteps of the booming tourist industry in …

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The Dominican government has assigned US$50,000 to the Ministry of Tourism for a first payment against the debt the Ministry has incurred with the World Tourism Organization, the principal body that groups the tourism departments of the governments of the world. The total balance owed is said to be three times that amount. The payment …

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The Listín Diario reported that the Federal Aviation Agency of the United States and the Dominican Civil Aviation Board began negotiations in Miami to lift the ban on Dominican aircraft flying to U.S. territory. Manuel Enrique Tavares, advisor to the director of the Civil Aviation Board, is leading the Dominican delegation. A pilot himself, businessman …

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Two foreign residents of the Colonial city, a Spaniard, Antonio Corellano, and an Austrian, Alexander Minibaeck, have organized businesses of the Colonial City into an Asociación de Bares, Restaurantes y Afines de la Zona Colonial (Abrizco). The association hopes to be a vehicle for solving problems and act as a developer of original activities to …

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Marketplace ’97 will take place from 12-14 January in Cancun, Mexico, and the preferred date for making registrations is 31 August. “Marketplace” is the premier matchmaking and marketing event for Caribbean hotels. It is organized by the Caribbean Hotel Association. For more information contact the D.R’s Asociación Nacional de Hoteles y Restaurantes.