1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Public relations campaigns helps assuage damage caused by bad press in Germany

Olivo de León, writing for Hoy from Berlin, reported that several German newspapers have published adverse reports on the Dominican Republic including the highlighting of prostitution in Sosua, the general poverty, and the lack of safety in airlines flying to this country. The reports also present the country as a place where anything can be …

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Hoteliers say Dominican participation in ITB was good for the country

In another report from Berlin, Olivo de León, writing for Hoy, indicated that Dominican hoteliers participating in ITB feel that the results of the show went beyond their best expectations. Frank Rainieri, president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) and Luís José Cabral, president of the Dominican tourism chamber and other hotel …

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“A Taste of the Caribbean” competition set for Sept. 17-21 in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 20 March- The first-ever “A Taste of the Caribbean” stand-alone culinary event, incorporating the Fifth Annual Caribbean Food & Beverage Awards of Excellence, will be held 17-21 September at El Conquistador Resort & Country Club, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. “A Taste of the Caribbean,” sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and …

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Public relations campaign in Germany

BERLIN- The German market has been very significant in maintaining high occupancy rates for the Dominican tourist industry. According to Frank Rainieri, president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, the German market should maintain its importance over the coming years. The Association has contracted a public relations company, Contac & Creation, to counter the …

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Berlin mayor absolves D.R. from responsibility

The mayor of the Berlin, Eberhard Diepgen, exonerated the Dominican Republic and its government from responsibility for the Boeing 757 accident in which 189 died, mostly German tourists. “The Dominican Republic and its government have no responsibility” for the accident, said the mayor. “We know that your country and your government did not have any …

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Caribbean tourist arrivals 1995

More 1995 year-end stopover visitor arrivals for individual Caribbean countries are now available. The best performances so far reported are Puerto Rico, Martinique, the Turks & Caicos, Dominica, Bonaire, the Cayman Islands and St. Lucia. Declines are recorded by Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and largely reflect the effects of hurricanes …

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