Travel – Page 634

Some 15 single and twin-engined light aircraft are expected to land on Monday, 8 January, at the Maria Montez Barahona International Airport. Frank Jorge Elias, the Minister of Tourism, reported that the members of the West Indies Flyers Club chose the Barahona airport for their visit to the Dominican Republic this year. Jorge Elías said …

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According to the statistics published by Pedro Sánchez of the Listín Diario, for the twelve months ending 31 December, some 2,118,380 passengers, both Dominicans and foreigners, made use of the Las Americas International Airport for arrivals and departures. Yaqui Núñez del Risco, governor of the airport, said some 1,051,546 travellers had arrived, including 483,416 Dominicans …

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The governor of the Las Americas International, Yaqui Núñez del Risco said that in December, some 206,598 passengers, 4% more than in the same month in 1994 passed through the airport. He said it is the first time that more than 200,000 people used the terminal in one month. He said there were some 131,141 …

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The Russian airline Aeroflot began flights to the Dominican Republic landing in Puerto Plata last week. A committee from the Minister of Tourism received the first passengers to fly directly from Moscow to Puerto Plata. Some 80 tourists arrived on the first flight which had a capacity for 200. A spokesman from the Ministry, Fernando …

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Both private sector and government spokesman for tourism believe 1995 was the best year ever for the Dominican tourist industry. The Minister for Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías told the newspaper Hoy that in 1995 the tourist industry consolidated its role as the sector that generates the most hard currency. He said that foreign visitors were …

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Last week the ambassador for Great Britain, Dick Thomson, said that some 75,000 tourists will be arriving from Britain, a 15,000 increase over 1995. The Dominican Republic has been participating in the World Travel Market tourist show held in November in London, and, as a result, local tour operators and hoteliers have made contact with …

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Press reports have been pointing to the fact that the expense of building the María Montez International Airport in Barahona, the third largest in the country, is currently without return as the government has not put it into service. It is reported that some RD$500 million has been spent in building the airport, including the …

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The Fundación para el Desarrollo de Samana and the Dirección General Forestal have agreed to develop a program for the conservation of natural resources and forests in the Samana Peninsula involving the participation of the rural population. The agreement was signed on 9 December by the president of the foundation, Ramón E. Prieto and the …

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NEW YORK, 19 December- The face of tourist trade consulting changed dramatically today as two of the nation’s leading practitioners joined forces, according to a report received in Santo Domingo. Horwath Hospitality Consulting USA and Landauer Hospitality Group agreed to combine their consulting activities in the United States. Horwath Hospitality Consulting USA is a member …

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Work is advancing on the expansion of the Arroyo Barril International Airport. Dozens of workers and a lot of heavy machinery is on site, and work is picking up pace both on the terminal and the runway. The new airport is expected to cost RD$200 million pesos.