Archive for October, 2009
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Punta Cana makes the top 10 travel list
New York.– Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agencies of the Travel Leaders company. The annual survey asked 452 Travel Leaders agents to name the top destinations for the fall, through Dec. 31, using booking data.
Mexico ranked highly despite concerns about flu and crime that [...]
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Cisneros finally announces US$2B project in Dominican NE
Santo Domingo.- The long awaited announcement by Venezuelan tycoon Gustavo Cisneros on the construction of an ambitious project in Dominican Republic’s northeast came today, called Tropicalia, at a cost US$2 billion.
He said it’s an ecological, sustainable tourism project located in Samaná Bay, Miches, El Seibo province, expected to become one of the Caribbean’s most exclusive [...]
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Dominicans demand free access to beaches
Santo Domingo.– A crowd carrying surfboards, coolers, umbrellas and signs soaked in the sun outside the Dominican Congress yesterday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.
The protestors, yelling “this is not the constitution of my country,” and “the beaches belong to the people, not to businessmen,” [...]
