April 2008 - Posts
Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez says that the number of tourist arrivals increased by 5.9% in March 2008. This brings the total of non-resident foreign arrivals to an 8% increase for the first three months of this year. The statistics indicate that US
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Punta Cana Every day is the most obvious interest of Puerto Ricans in traveling to the Dominican Republic with the intention of acquiring its own place in paradise, both as an investment, vacation destination or as permanent. Punta Cana, located east
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Existen muchas razones por la cual Punta Cana es actualmente el lugar ideal para invertir, entre las cuales se destacan sus precios económicos, la alta demanda de alquiler y la gran plusvalía anual (de un 20% a un 25%) que adquieren las
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SANTO DOMINGO.- Popular bank president Manuel A. Grullon said the performance of its local and international branches led to a sustained rate of growth of its total assets of 23 percent. He said its loans portfolio also rose 33.8 percent; total deposits
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SANTO DOMINGO.-The new carrier Air Dominicana will begin operations May 2, with its fleet’s first airplane ready; a 737-A, already identified with the Dominican flag’s colors, red, white and blue. Newspaper Diario Libre reports that the Dominican
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SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic’s tourism industry grew 5.9 percent in March compared with the same month last year, and 1.1 million visitors arrived in the first quarter. Tourism minister Felix Jiménez said last month’s arrival
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Dominicans hope cultural and familial ties to the United States bring the island a bigger share of the call center industry. BY FRANCES ROBLES Miami Herald Popular American dance music is playing, phones are ringing and sounds of ''thank you for
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Punta Cana.– Fairmont will develop a hotel and residences within Roco Ki, a luxury residential and resort community in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic. Fairmont Roco Ki will entail a 255-room hotel; Fairmont Residences; Fairmont
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Punta Cana.– For the last few years, Cap Cana has been billed as the Caribbean’s “Next Great Destination.” With each week, it is becoming clear that perhaps it is time to drop the word “Next.” Cap Cana, which in less
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Ernesto Veloz, spokesman for the Association of Hotels and Projects of the East, reaffirmed that Punta Cana is the leading Dominican vacation destination during a presentation to the press at the Dominican Annual Travel Exchange (DATE) held at the Barcelo
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Miami.- American investors stated once more their confidence in the Dominican Republic after a numerous group of Detroit- based companies' representatives, accepted an invitation from Investment and Export Center of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD),
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Santo Domingo.– The Roco Ki tourism project being built in the Dominican Republic will call for an estimated total investment of US$90mn in infrastructure works, a project promotion official revealed during the 6th Latin American Leadership Forum,
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SANTO DOMINGO.- President Leonel Fernandez, candidate to reelection for the ruling PLD party, left yesterday for Miami, where he's scheduled to begin a campaign tour of six days. The chief executive left from the Dominican capital at 12 noon aboard
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Enric Noguer, director general of Grupo Hotelero Hotetur Hotels & Resorts presented the Spanish company’s Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 during a meeting at the Mitre Wine Bar in Santo Domingo last week. The presentation emphasized that the company,
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New York.– A getaway to the Dominican Republic. A road trip with the kids. Even a weekend in Vegas - as long as you take it easy in the casino. With most Americans expecting to receive a tax rebate of up to $600 ($1,200 for married couples), there
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