Abraham Hazoury, president of Cap Cana’s parent company Grupo Abrisa, has announced the pre-opening to the public in July of the Jack Nicklaus first signature golf course in the Dominican Republic, Punta Espada. The company had earlier announced Nicklaus would be coming for the formal opening in October.<\/p>\n
Punta Espada will be the first of three golf courses announced by Jack Nicklaus himself during the formal launch of the project in Santo Domingo in November 2001.<\/p>\n
Hazoury explained that work on the project infrastructure has been completed. He explained that the company has had sales of US$500 million so far, and in 2006 achieved sales of US$15 million a month.<\/p>\n
The company reports that CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. assessed the worth of the project at more than US$1 billion.<\/p>\n
Hazoury also reports that this summer Cap Cana’s first boutique hotel will be in operation, Caleton Village and Spa. Up till now, Cap Cana only had a handful of beach villas available for VIP guests. Next on the opening program for this year is the Cap Cana Marina, promising to be the most modern and complete in the Caribbean with berths for yachts of up to 150 feet. Also due for completion later this year is the Hotel Altabella Sanctuary Collection Golf & Spa. “This proves that 2006 an eventful year for Cap Cana as a world class tourism project,” stated Hazoury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Abraham Hazoury, president of Cap Cana’s parent company Grupo Abrisa, has announced the pre-opening to the public in July of the Jack Nicklaus first signature golf course in the Dominican Republic, Punta Espada. The company had earlier announced Nicklaus would be coming for the formal opening in October. Punta Espada will be the first of … <\/p>\n