- 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 ......