Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
American Airlines to resume service to Haiti, adds new Dominican routes
FORT WORTH, Texas.- American Airlines will resume service into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, beginning Friday, Feb. 19. The first flight will depart from American’s hub at Miami International Airport at 6:40 a.m. EST, arriving at Port-au-Prince at 8:35 a.m. EST. This flight marks the first commercial passenger aircraft into Haiti since the earthquake that devastated the country [...]
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Kuret says wretched roads hobble Dominican tourism industry
The hotels and restaurants grouped in Asonahores decry the wretched condition of the country’s highways, which they affirm considerably harms the tourism industry.
Its president Haidée Kuret on Thursday said the capital Santo Domingo loses thousands of tourists every year, because the highway to the Bavaro-Punta Cana area, which accounts for more than 50 percent of [...]
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Cabarete Classic 2010 in July
14-18 July 2010 is the new date for the 2010 Cabarete Classic that brings together competitors from all over the world, with events for kids and adults of all ages. The event is organized by Pablito Guzman and the Cabarete Classic Team. The competition categories for this event that brings together windsurfers and kitesurfers are:
1. [...]
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Who is Pablito Guzman?
Pablito Guzman is the force behind the Cabarete Classic, founding the event and bringing it to life. He is a Cabarete native and has competed in contests all over the world for the past twenty years. He has several national titles to his credit and his windsurfing talents have been showcased in several magazine and [...]
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
American is most admired airline in Dominican Republic
For the fifth consecutive year the trade magazine Mercado’s readers select American Airlines as the most admired airline in 2009, with a positive evaluation of its diverse products and services for the Dominican market.
The evaluation included a survey of 700 people who gave American a score of 50.4 percent, with more than 31.8 percent ahead [...]
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Tourism hosts public hearings on Cabarete’s development
SANTO DOMINGO. – The Tourism Ministry asks the sectors interested in Puerto Plata’s tourism development to participate on Thursday in the public hearings on the reach of Decree 847-09 and advances of the Territorial Tourism Master Plan Cabarete 2015, aimed at eliminating the zone’s urban sprawl.
Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia said the decree regulates construction [...]
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Dominican Republic exhibits its culture in tourism trade show in France
Paris.– The Dominican tourism representatives in France are taking part in the Mahana Trade show, a leading international event dedicated to travel and tourism on the theme “Culture and Heritage” at the Toulouse Exhibition Hall.
According to the organizing committee, the event, from February 5 to 7, offers a “journey in nearby and remote destinations.” Other [...]
