Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Cap Cana hosts 68th ILTTA tournament
Santo Domingo.– The Cap Cana Marina will host the 68th International Light Tackle Tournament Association (ILTTA) Tournament. Fishing days will be 26-31 May 2008
The event will be sponsored by the Santo Domingo Yacht Club. More information can be found at http://www.iltta.org.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Beach resorts cater more to families
New York.– More beach resorts are offering pools with water slides, no-cost children’s programs and other amenities that make them attractive, affordable alternatives for families looking for one-stop vacations, Parents magazine reports.
The magazine evaluated more than 200 beach resorts in the U.S. and the Caribbean, based on room rates and other costs, quality of children’s […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Dominican Republic receives US$10 million for protected areas
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the German Construction Bank (KFW) to create a US$10 million fund, which will be administered by the National Protected Areas System (SINAP).
The organizations will provide US$6.5 million for the fund, while the Dominican […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Dominican resorts will help workers cast their votes
SANTO DOMINGO.- The country’s tourist resorts will make it easier for their personnel to go to the ballot boxes on Friday.
Employees who vote in localities far from their work places will have a more flexible schedule, said Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores) executive vicepresident Arturo Villanueva. “They’ll receive facilities. That’s an inalienable right of the […]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Spirit flights to Dominican Republic from US$58
Santo Domingo.– Flights to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Panama are on sale from Spirit. Fares start at $58 round-trip for travel in May and June.
Spirit’s deal ends on Saturday at 11:59 p.m. ET, so you must act fast to snag one of the $58 fares.
Travel is valid on select dates from May 11 […]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Energy issues in tourism sector
The chief executives of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) broke their fast with editors of El Caribe newspaper yesterday morning. Their conversation focused on the serious issues facing Dominican tourism in the current energy crisis. Luis Lopez and Arturo Villanueva explained that energy accounts for 20% of the cost of a room […]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Straight from Moscow, Russians land in Dominican east
SANTO DOMINGO.- The first direct flight from Moscow landed at international Punta Cana International Airport (east) Sunday, after a Russian airline Transaero Boeing 747-400 covered a distance of 11,000 kilometers, flying 12 hours.
The tow-story jet fly a total 352 passengers; 11 in first class whose seats can also become beds; 56 in business, and […]
