Archive for October, 2009
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Dominican Republic to host cruise industry conference in 2010
he main players in the cruise industry will visit Santo Domingo for the 17th Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (F-CCA) Conference & Trade Show to be held from 25-29 October 2010.
More than 1,000 cruise industry partners will join 100 Cruise Executives from the F-CCA Member Lines to share ideas and discuss industry trends and exchange views [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
“Dominican Republic has it all,” for tourists
The tourism industry continues its consolidation as “the economy’s freight train,” thanks to the Government policies assumed by the private sector, including a new ad campaign abroad titled “Dominican Republic has it all.”
Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia said since mid 2008 Tourism applied four pillars to define its work policy: “attract new investments, bolster and [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Farms, hotels pact to supply Dominican tourism industry’s 64,000 rooms
Dominican Republic’s farmers and hoteliers on Tuesday adopted a strategy to supply with local products the beverage and food demand of the tourism industry’s more than, whose yearly earnings top RD$10 billion.
To identify products of highest demand and diversify production is at the core of an agreement the National Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores) and [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Viva Wyndham Dominicus beaches get the Blue Flag, again
The Dominican Republic Environmental Law Institute (IDARD) and the Jury of the International Blue Flag awarded the Blue Flag Beach certification to the hotels Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach and Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace.
This certification is issued to acknowledge the environmental commitment of the hotels the chain Viva Wyndham Resorts operates in the country, especially in [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Punta Cana in the eye of British tourists
Tipped to become the coolest Caribbean destination in 2010, the Dominican Republic is shaking off its downmarket image with a raft of hotel openings and resort developments, as well as new scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Punta Cana, the site guardian.co.uk reported today.
British Airways is launching a five-times-a-week service on 26 October with fares [...]
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Dominican Republic pacts flights with Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Iceland
Santo Domingo.- Civil Aviation Board (JAC) president Luis Paulino Rodriguez announced Friday the conclusion of negotiations on four bilateral air services agreements, for the rights for traffic, capacity, route, frequencies, and shared codes among others, with its pars of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey and Iceland, whose results are contained in an equal number [...]
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Fernandez to break ground for long awaited US$272M Coral highway
SANTO DOMINGO.- Groundbreaking for the long awaited Coral highway to be built at a cost of US$272 million will be headed by president Leonel Fernandez at 11 a.m. Friday, next to the Punta Cana International Airport (east).
The Public Works Ministry said the 70 kilometer long highway, to be concluded in around three years, will link [...]
