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The Caribbean Tourism Organization in its report on the current economic outlook for the United States says that the GDP is expected to taper off to a slower growth rate of around 2.2% in the second half of 1996. This quarter is expected to finish at over a 3% increase in real GDP. Some warning …

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Caribbean Hotel Association’s (CHA) annual Small Hotels Retreat & Mini Trade Show, which will be held from 18 to 20 October at Casa de Campo, affords CHA small hotels (75 rooms and under) the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars concentrating on all aspects of hotel operation, …

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The management of the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino has announced that it is opening an executive Renaissance Floor this autumn, dedicated to meeting the needs and services of Santo Domingo’s many business travelers. It will provide guests with all the comforts of a modern hotel, plus advanced facilities and services needed to conduct business …

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Newly released statistics from the World Tourism Organization indicate that global international tourist arrivals increased by 3.8% to a total of 567 million in 1995. International tourist revenues were up by 7.2% to US$372 thousand million. In spite of an economic downturn in Japan, the Japanese market last year was the leading source of overseas …

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The Asociación pro Desarrollo de Boca Chica, the principal tourist organization in that seaside town, which is about 20 minutes east of Santo Domingo, has been active organizing the beach so that locals and tourists can fully enjoy what it has to offer. Luís Felipe Aquino, executive director of the organization, said that the Defensa …

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Radhamés Martínez Aponte, commenting on new developments in the Juan Dolio beach area, a 40 minute drive east of Santo Domingo, said that the Capella Renaissance has plans to add an additional 229 rooms. Decameron Beach Resort is undergoing improvements to turn the rooms of the small apartments that make up the complex into more …

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President Joaquín Balaguer, just over 50 days before the end of his mandate, has approved the use of government monies for the promotion of the country’s tourist industry. For most of his time in office, he has been firmly opposed to using government funds for such promotion, using the argument that the private tourism sector, …

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Presidente Joaquín Balaguer, in a decree issued on Sunday, 22 June, has instructed the Department of Immigration to postpone charging British tourists the US$10 tourist card fee until 31 October. The decision comes in response to a request from the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants that explained the inconvenience tour operators would suffer as …

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Horwath Consulting in Santo Domingo is promoting “The Owner/Investor Guide” to the Development, Management and Marketing of Hotels, a special supplement to Hotels Magazine, designed to assist current and potential owners/investors in hotels and hotel projects in taking advantage of the latest development, management, and marketing techniques, plus accessing the available resources in every part …

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Last week, Martin Shugrue, president of Pan American World Airways and Rafael Trujillo Lovaton, president of Apa International, announced the signing of an agreement that will enable APA International to resume its flights to the United States and Puerto Rico. The airline had discontinued its flights after terminating an agreement with Fawcett of Peru. The …

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