Dominican Republic Media Memo: October 2008 Issue

News:

• DR’s Third Annual Fashion Week
• New Access Roads for DR’s Constanza
• DR’s Columbus Lighthouse Reopens
• DR’s Ocean World Opens New Show
• DR’s Duarte Shopping District and Enriquillo Park Reopen
• American Airlines Revamps DR’s Reservations Department
• Pittsburg Pirates New Latin American Headquarters and Training Complex in the DR to be Completed May 2009
• Chris Evert Announces New Tennis Center at DR’s Costa Blanca
• DR Beaches Certified Blue Flag Beaches
• New Flights from JFK to the DR

DR’s Third Annual Fashion Week

Dominicana Moda, the DR’s third annual fashion week will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Santo Domingo from Oct. 13 – 18, 2008. For additional information, visit: www.dr1.com.

New Access Roads for DR’s Constanza
DR’s Ministry of Tourism announces plans to rejuvenate three access routes to Constanza. Plans include repaving the San Jose de Ocoa-Constanza road linking Constanza to the south of the country, and the Constanza-Jarabacoa road linking to Jarabacoa. Work on the Duarte Highway-Constanza road continues to be on schedule. The Ministry of Tourism recently built a new viewing platform at popular tourist destination Aguas Blancas, making it easier and safer for tourists to view the falls. For additional information, visit: www.dr1.com.

DR’s Columbus Lighthouse Reopens
The Columbus Lighthouse Museum reopened August 5. Built in the shape of a cross in reinforced concrete, it houses the remains of the Spanish navigator Christopher Columbus. The Lighthouse is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For additional information, call: (809) 591-1492.

DR’s Ocean World Opens New Show

The renewed show at Ocean World, highlights Dominican culture with a show that merges the merengue and bachata beats. For additional information, visit: www.oceanworld.net.

DR’s Duarte Shopping District and Enriquillo Park Reopen
President Leonel Fernandez officially opened the Duarte Shopping District and remodeled Enriquillo Park on Aug. 3, 2008. The city enhancement works were carried out by the Santo Domingo city government at a cost of more than RD$217 million, as reported by the Presidency. Underground electricity was installed, which accounted for RD$162 million of the investment. A three-level plaza for small vendors was completed at adjacent Mella Avenue. For additional information, visit: www.dr1.com.

American Airlines Revamps DR’s Reservations Department

American Airlines revamped its reservations department with modern and comfortable infrastructure in the DR, becoming the only airline with operations in the country which has a department dedicated solely to reservations for the DR market and all employees of the reservations department are Dominicans. For add
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