Travel – Page 633

The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, said that more than 150,000 Dominicans are employed in the tourist industry, including 44,000 in direct jobs and 110,000 in indirect jobs. He estimates that five percent of Dominicans able to work are employed in tourism. He emphasize the importance of strengthening tourism institutions in order to maintain …

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Work continues at a steady pace on the renovation of the western and eastern banks of the Ozama River, in order to create an attraction for cruise ships passengers and other tourists as well as a recreation area for the city’s residents. The expansion of the Avenida del Puerto, the attractive boulevard that borders the …

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The decades old conflict between taxi drivers and hoteliers is again heating up. The debate revolves around the right of hoteliers to establish who can pick up passengers at their hotels and the rights of the tourists to choose their method of transport. The taxi unions maintain, however, that their service is protected under Ministry …

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American Eagle will start two daily flights to Santo Domingo, from Mayaguez, in Puerto Rico. They start on 15 January. The Monday to Friday flights are the only ones of the route. An introductory fare of RD$1,436.40 return will apply until 29 February. The partner airline of American Airlines will be using Short 350 aircraft …

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Pedro Sanchez, airport reporter for the Listin Diario, has emphasized the importance of remodelling the old terminal at Las Americas, which has now fallen into shameful disrepair and deterioration, all worsened by a fire in 1994. When the south terminal of the Las Americas Airport was opened, the plan was to renovate the old one …

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Promociones Turisticas has made known that it is building a residential project, El Ducado Village, on Cabeza de Toro along the East Coast and expects the completion of 600 residences to be ready by 1997. The residential community is going up amidst tropical vegetation and surrounded by restaurants, discotheques, bars and large swimming pools. Upon …

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The Caribbean tops the list of requested destinations that customers are booking through travel agents, according to a survey recently conducted by Infosystems, an independent fulfillment company. In a regular monthly survey of 34,000 travel agencies conducted by Infosystems, agents were asked to select the top three destinations for their customers. Out of the 52,053 …

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Months after the first equipment was installed at Las Americas to automate the car park, technicians from the Departamento Aeroportuario now report they are working on setting up the new system which will provide for the selling of parking tickets by machine.

Last week, the government adopted generic categories approved by the Union Mundial para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza to organize a system of protected areas. Decree 309-95 establishes six distinct categories. The new legislation will affect some developers who intended to establish tourist projects in areas that environmentalists feel should be strictly preserved for eco-tourism. …

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The newspaper Hoy reports that work is advancing on the planting of grass in areas adjacent to the Barahona International Airport’s 3,300 meter long runway. The newspaper has been following government efforts to ready the airport for use. The grass is being planted under the supervision of the runway’s builders, the Better Roads corporation of …

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