Travel – Page 628

The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, has agreed to mediate between President Balaguer and the Asociación Médica Dominicana to find a solution to the present public hospital doctors’ strike which has lasted for five months. Some press reports indicate that the doctors may agree to return to work without their conditions fulfilled if the …

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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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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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The Consejo de Promoción Turística (CPT) has announced that it will be participating in the III Moscow International Tourism Trade Show, MITT 96, that will be held in the Russian capital 27 to 30 March. The event will be housed in the Krasnaya Presnya International Center in Moscow. It is the first time the country …

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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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The contest to select Miss Dominican Republic will be held on Saturday, 23 March at 8:30 pm in the Teatro La Fiesta at the Hotel Jaragua. The event is being organized by fashion designer Jorge Diep. The contest will be conducted by Dominican beauty queens Vielka Valenzuela, Mariasela Alvarez and Puerto Rican Carlos Ponce. Mariasela …

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The Jaragua and Capella Beach hotels are promoting “Old World flavor and New World charm” with their 1996 “Playa e Historia” package deals to the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino and the Renaissance Capella Beach Resort. The six day/five night “Playa e Historia” package includes two nights at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino in …

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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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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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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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