Travel – Page 630

The Hotel Jaragua opened a new Business Center last week on the second floor of the hotel. They will be offering secretarial, translation and messenger services from the center, which is equipped with computers with integrated modems, fax machines, photocopiers, cellular phones, and access to Internet. Also available on prior request are a notary public …

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Spanish film actresses, Bibi Andersen and Rossy de Palma, were in Samana last week to see the humpbacked whales frolicking in the bay. Both actresses have starred in Pedro Almódovar films. Rossy de Palma is well known here for her part in “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios,” and “Kika.”

Last week the Listín Diario revealed that while the Ministry of Tourism had been assigned a budget of RD$115.8 million in 1995, the important government department had only received RD$22.9 million or less than 20% of the allotment. Fifty percent of the government’s funds are handled by the President’s Office whose first priority has been …

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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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