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		<title>Frank and Haydee Rainieri to be honored at investment conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<!-- GООООООО -->  Frank and Haydee Rainieri, founders of Puntacana Resort &#38; Club, will be honored during the Caribbean Hotel &#38; Tourism Investment Conference scheduled for 4-6 May 2010 in Puerto Rico. The Rainieris will receive the Bill Bissell Lifetime Achievement Award that honors individuals who have made a difference in the industry through their actions, contributions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/04/19/frank-and-haydee-rainieri-to-be-honored-at-investment-conference/</link>
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		<title>Tropicalia project adheres to business and social responsibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tropicalia Foundation, executive and operational arm of its business and social responsibility programs (RSE) in the Tropicalia sustainable tourism development of the Cisneros Organization, located in Miches, eastern El Seibo province, became a member of the National Business Support Network for Environmental  Protection (RENAEPA) on April 5. Tropicalia Foundation president William R. Phelan took the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/04/19/tropicalia-project-adheres-to-business-and-social-responsibility/</link>
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		<title>Renowned chef Ferran Adria to open restaurant in Casa de Campo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most acclaimed chefs Ferran and Albert Adria of El Bulli restaurant (in Spain) are planning to open a local in the Dominican Republic as part of the La Playita luxury development in the Bayahibe beach resort area. Ferran Adria, who will start teaching a course in culinary physics at Harvard University beginning in fall 2010, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/04/19/renowned-chef-ferran-adria-to-open-restaurant-in-casa-de-campo/</link>
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		<title>Don Angel Miolan passes away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don Angel Miolan, considered by many as the father of the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic, died on Friday, 16 April. He was 97 years old. He was one of the founders of the PRD political party, along with Juan Bosch, and one of its most respected advocates. President Leonel Fernandez described Angel Miolan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/04/19/don-angel-miolan-passes-away/</link>
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		<title>New board at La Romana-Bayahibe Hotels Association</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The La Romana-Bayahibe Hotels Association has announced its work plan for 2010-2012. This includes the future launch of the website explorelaromana.com and the development of promotional materials for the destination. The association is also working on developing new cultural and ecological routes, including two in the National Park of the East and another in Bayahibe. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/04/19/new-board-at-la-romana-bayahibe-hotels-association/</link>
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		<title>Tourism clusters to be discussed at Bavaro Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dominican Republic will host the 1st global thematic conference on Tourism Clusters of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI), which is being organized by National Competitiveness Council (CNC) and will be held from the 7th to 10th of April at the Barcelo Convention Center, in Bavaro.   Under the subject “Tourism Clusters of  Sustainable and Competitive World [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/03/25/tourism-clusters-to-be-discussed-at-bavaro-conference/</link>
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		<title>Desires Hotels Announces Dominican Republic Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miami-based Desires Hotels announced the latest international addition to its boutique collection, The Cliffs Ocean Resort, which is situated between Puerto Plata and Samana along the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The project is the first in the Dominican Republic to be LEED certified and is set to open in summer 2011. Room amenities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/03/10/desires-hotels-announces-dominican-republic-development/</link>
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		<title>Samana whale watching season kicks off with more species and tourists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Around 15,000 foreign tourists and new species have visited the Marine Mammal Sanctuary in Samaná (Dominican northeast) since January 15, in the current humpback whale watching season, the Environment Ministry said today. The figure is 30 percent higher than the first weeks of the 2009 season, and sets a record in attendance, said Whale Observation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/03/03/samana-whale-watching-season-kicks-off-with-more-species-and-tourists/</link>
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		<title>Century Grand Constanza in Dominican Republic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ambitious Century Grand Constanza project of development and environmental protection will be built at a cost of US$10 million, and its promoters call a sustainable tourism model which will benefit the municipality. Maximo Brito, director of the office in Puerto Rico responsible for the construction of the project in Constanza (center), said it will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/03/02/century-grand-constanza-in-dominican-republic/</link>
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		<title>Dominican Republic wants Italians to again top tourist arrivals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Milan.- The Minister of Tourism signed agreements to bolster cooperation with major Italian tour operators and airlines, to strengthen and expand the diversity of the Dominican Republic destination in that European nation. Francisco Javier Garcia signed agreements with Nardo Filipetti, president of Eden Viaggi; Franco Pecci, head of the Blue-Panorama charter airline; and executives of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.metrodominicano.dacanet.com/2010/02/23/dominican-republic-wants-italians-to-again-top-tourist-arrivals/</link>
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