Travel – Page 620

President Joaquín Balaguer officially opened the Barahona International Airport on Saturday, 27 April. The new Maria Montez International Airport is planned to bring an onset of investors to the region, one of the country’s prime ecotourism areas, which also contains some of its most panoramic scenery. During the opening ceremony the president was accompanied by …

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APA International has signed an agreement with British West Indian Airlines (BWIA) that will permit the Dominican airline to use its aircraft. BWIA is based in Trinidad & Tobago and will resume the flights to Miami. BWIA has it own regular flights to Miami, New York, Toronto, between the Antilles, and to Europe. APA’s president, …

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An Airbus A-310 of Air Ambar scheduled to fly to Berlin with 250 German tourists on board did not depart from Puerto Plata last Friday, 26 April because the Dominican authorities did not authorize the flight, according to the German Department of Tourism. The reasons for the refusal of the flight authorization were not given. …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association of the Dominican Republic presented on Thursday, 9 May, at the Hotel Santo Domingo its “Proposal for a Concerted Strategy for National Tourism Development,” effectively, proposed guidelines for the re-launching of the tourism industry in the country. Tourism specialists from the contending political parties in the forthcoming election were …

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Haiti is on its way back onto the tourism scene, concluded executives of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and a business delegation from the Caribbean/Latin American Action (C/LAA) that visited late last month. The delegation, which included Michael Youngman, director of marketing for the CTO, John Bell, executive vice president …

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The National Association of Hotels & Restaurants has signed an agreement whereby the American Express’ card is designated as the official one in hotels and restaurants in the Dominican Republic. American Express will, in return, be contributing to Asonahores’s international promotional programs and personnel training. The agreement was signed by Frank Rainieri, president of Asonahores …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association believes that the tourist industry will receive more attention, and be able to contribute more to the country with the election of any of the candidates that are running for President in May. Frank Rainieri, president of the organization, said that all candidates have committed to improve relations with …

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The National Hotel & Restaurant Association welcomed the decision of the Dominican government to re-establish the country’s membership of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Asonahores, praised the efforts of Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, in creating a positive attitude by the country’s President. CTO is the principal regional tourism organization in the Caribbean. Asonahores said …

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The exclusive Renaissance Capella Beach Resort, at Juan Dolio, is offering fun and games for the entire family, with the introduction of a year-round children’s program. The Kid’s Club, a fully supervised program for children aged 5-12, is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm and is complimentary for children staying with their families …

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Last week, the Association of Hotels of Santo Domingo and the Universidad Interamericana held a seminar on labor issues affecting hotels, on Saturday, 27 April at the Hotel Sheraton from 9 to 5 pm. It was conducted by Lupo Hernández Rueda, a reknowned expert.on labor matters. Participating hotels were able to ask questions about specific …

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