Travel – Page 614

Aerotours Dominicana has ceased to operate, closing its offices and suspending employees. The company’s principal executive was Marina Ginebra de Bonnelly. Aerotours closed its operations at the Las Americas International Airport, canceling regular flights to Curacao. A report in Hoy by Santiago Gómez said that Aerotours Dominicana owed US$3 million to the lessor of the …

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Club Med plans to open in Cuba, according to the Paris newspaper Le Monde. The vacation center will be sited near Varadero, some 140 kilometers from La Havana and a have capacity for 600 beds, and a growth potential of up to 900 rooms. The investors are Cubans. The club is scheduled to open by …

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The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, said that he plans to begin a campaign within the next 45 days with its principal objective being to attract U.S. tourists. He said that traffic from the United States has declined, but it is principally due to the lack of promotion in that market. He said the …

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The Dominican travel agent that has made a name for itself by selling holiday packages to Cuba, Emely Tours, has just published its 1996 travel brochure. At the event held for its initial presentation to the press and travel industry, the agency’s owners, Emilia Rosario and her husband Julio Rosario, also showed a film about …

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The Association of Hotels of Santo Domingo has been promoting a reorganization of the Festival de Merengue. The idea is that the event should become the principal festival in the city, attracting visitors and locals alike in the style of the Newport Jazz Festival, or the samba-oriented Festival de Rio of Brazil. A committee has …

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The Department of Parks has told the newspaper Hoy that it has begun to recondition several open spaces in Santo Domingo for better use as recreational areas. The Independencia, Eugenio María de Hostos and Mirador del Sur squares and parks will be improved. Colonel Pedro de Jesús Candelier, the Director of Parks, said that the …

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Last week, Tulio Navarette of the newspaper Listin Diario, reported how impressed everyone was with the design, practicality and size of the Dominican stand. Those who learned that attendance at the fair was only possible due to the efforts of the Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, to secure the funds as none were assigned …

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The director of the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales announced that he has set aside a fund of US$300,000 to turn Dominicana de Aviación into a freight carrier for the Caribbean region. Pedro Bretón said that Dominicana can fly to all the Caribbean islands except Puerto Rico because of the debts the airline has with …

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The National Senate is inviting the general public to sessions to hear various opinions on a bill that would establish a national open sky aviation policy. The Senate is proposing a bill that would allow all airlines to fly to the Dominican Republic under the understanding that the increase in seats would bring an increase …

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The Minister of Tourism left on Tuesday for Madrid to participate in the FITUR tourism industry trade show. The Minister, Frank Jorge Elías, is heading the Dominican delegation to the important Spanish tourism fair that opens the season of European trade shows. The private sector’s delegation is headed by the president of the Tourism Promotion …

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