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Santo Domingo.– The Punta Cana International Airport announced a 5% increase in seat capacity on flights for 2010 and will add 363 new flights, tourism industry sources revealed. The airport, which has the greatest volume of traffic in the country
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Punta Cana.– Cap Cana and AM Resorts, an award-winning provider of resort sales, marketing and brand management services, today announced the opening of the Golden Bear Lodge & Spa at Cap Cana. The announcement represents the latest milestone
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The Ministry of Tourism reports that non-resident travel to the DR in November was up 6.09%. Dominican expatriate travel was up 16.67% and foreign tourist travel was up 4.49%. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia says that there has been a definite
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Put the date in your diaries. From 22-28 March, the PGA Tour Champions Tour, the Cap Cana Championship will be held at the Punta Espada Golf Course. In its third year at Cap Cana, the championship will be bringing over a selection of some of the best
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Punta Cana has been voted one of the top destinations to visit in 2010 by Travel Mole' s "Top Ten 2010 destinations." The continually growing area of Punta Cana ranked fifth on the list, which included Cape Town, Istanbul, Vancouver and
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Leading French tour operator Nouvelles Frontieres has announced the opening of the first Nouvelles Frontieres Hotel Club in the country, a US$30 million property. Jean-Marc Siano, president of the board of Nouvelles Frontieres and Peter Long, president
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Santo Domingo.- IFC, a member of theWorld Bank Group, will provide $20 million to Corporación Aeroportuaria del Este, SA to expand the Punta Cana International Airport and support the Dominican Republic's tourism sector. CAE, which owns and
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ORLANDO, Fla., PRNewswire.- Hard Rock International and Palace Resorts today announced an agreement to bring the world's first "ultimate all-inclusive" Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Slated to be re-branded
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The Embassy of Canada has announced that as of 23 November it will be operating from the Acropolis Center. The new address is Av. Winston Churchill 1099, Citigroup Tower, Acropolis Center, Floor 18, Piantini, Santo Domingo. The Embassy says that it decided
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Zoom Picture London.– New flights by British Airways to the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean destinations will mean an additional 2,000 seats to the region. With increased frequency to St. Kitts, Grenada, Barbados and Bermuda scheduled for
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Punta Cana.– As other hotel markets suffer, planned resorts indicate Dominican Republic remains desirable as Philadelphia-based AMResorts has announced that plans to develop two new luxury resorts at Cap Cana at a cost of US$200 million. Located
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The Ministry of Tourism reported that last year occupation averaged 70.6%, compared to 72.20% in 2007. Highest occupancy rates were in Punta Cana-Bavaro with 77.7%. According to a recent report issued by the DR Ministry of Tourism, arrivals increased
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The Dominican Republic real estate market news is by no means a cause for celebration but it is not all bad news or gloomy either. Dominican Republic still remains among the most popular investment and second home destinations for United States, Canadian
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Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic, the second largest Caribbean nation, experienced a slight visitor increase in 2008 despite the international economic slowdown. According to a recent report issued by the DR Ministry of Tourism, arrivals increased
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Cap Cana, La Altagracia. The chairman of the group NH, Gabriel Burgio, considered "very good", the legal framework of the Dominican Republic for foreign investment, and warned that despite the projections of this year worldwide, expects a strong
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