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PHILADELPHIA FLIGHTS.

Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that US Airways will start a flight to Puerto Plata from Philadelphia in November, reports DR1 Daily News (May 18, 2001). He also said Continental has agreed to increase the amount of seats on its Newark-Puerto Plata route. He said the Ministry

has a budget of US$38 million for promotion in Europe and the US, adding that the Government has already invested US$2.3 million to support tour operators bringing extra flights to the North Coast.

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  • EXCESS ROOM SUPPLY AFFECTS HOTEL PROFITS.
  • Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that this year has been one of the worst for Dominican hotels occupancy-wise, reports DR1 Daily News (September ......
  • US$1 billion for tourism projects.
  • US$1 BILLION FOR TOURISM PROJECTS. Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez said there are plans to invest more than US$1 billion in tourism infrastructure and other tourism-related ......
  • STRONG SPANISH INVESTMENT IN TOURISM.
  • Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that 35,800 hotel rooms (two of every five hotel rooms here) have been built with Spanish capital, reports ......
  • FRENCH TOURISM IN THE DR.
  • The Dominican Republic is the second leading Caribbean destination for French tourists, says the Hotel & Restaurant Association. In 1999, the DR received 135,000 French ......
  • SOSUA BEACH IMPROVEMENT.
  • The president of the Association of Hotels of Sosua and Cabarete Iris Perez announced a plan to improve Sosua beach in Puerto Plata, reports DR1 ......
  • AHMSA MARINA TAKES OVER TWO PROPERTIES.
  • Amhsa Marina Hotels & Resorts announced two more hotels are under its management. These are the Paraiso del Sol and the Camino del Sol hotels ......
  • TENDER FOR PLAYA GRANDE, MONTELLANO.
  • The Central Bank has announced a second tender for the Playa Grande and Montellano tourism development projects, reports DR1 Daily News (June 18, 2001). A ......
  • ARA BUYS HOTEL MARAPICA.
  • ARA Hotels took over the operation of the 134-room Hotel Marapica in Puerto Plata, said Tony Alvarez, president of the corporation, reports DR1 Daily News ......
  • TOURISM UP 32% IN NOVEMBER.
  • Minister of Tourism Rafael Subervi Bonilla said 189,561 foreign travelers visited in November, up 32% from Nov. 2001, reports DR1 Daily News (Dec. 11, 2002)....
  • 2.9 MILLION VISITORS.
  • The Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores) released its 2000 Statistical Bulletin, showing that 2.97 million travelers visited the DR in 2000, reports DR1 Daily News ......
  • TENDER FOR PLAYA GRANDE DEVELOPMENT.
  • Vice Governor of the Central Bank Luis Manuel Piantini said that the Bank is preparing a tender to sell the Playa Grande tourism development in ......
  • IBEROSTAR TO BUILD 4TH HOTEL HERE.
  • Iberostar, the Spanish hotel chain, will invest US$35 million to build a hotel in the Dominicus (Bayahibe) beach area, adjacent to the National Park of ......
  • CARIBBEAN CRUISES.
  • Legend Cruise Co., based in Gibraltar, has announced the start of cruise operations in the Caribbean, reports DR1 Daily News (August 8, 2000). The company ......
  • ANOTHER PRIVATE GENERATOR WANTS TO GET PAID.
  • Compania de Electricidad de Puerto Plata, a private generator based in Puerto Plata, is demanding that the government pay US$28.5 million owed or that they ......
  • SMITH-ENRON AWAITS GOVT. PAYMENT.
  • Smith-Enron Cogeneration, the principal supplier of power to the Cibao region, said in a paid newspaper ad that its Puerto Plata plant will remain shut ......