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Miami, friday, 20th July. Epoque Hotels inaugurates today a new destination: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

If you enjoy all-inclusive resorts, Punta Cana is certainly the place to go, as it is considered the major resort area in the Dominican Republic. Punta Cana has its own small International Airport which draws many vacationers, especially from Europe. Located on the southeastern side of Dominican Republic, Punta Cana has gorgeous beaches and palm trees that stretch over shining turquoise waters. There is much to do in Punta Cana besides lounging on the beaches. Within the resorts, there are professional golf courses, horseback riding, water sports, scuba diving, and hiking (in the ecological park in the Punta Cana Resort). The nightlife inside the resorts is indeed very lively. Outside of the hotels, several small plazas and discos let tourists interact with local residents.

Agua Resort and Spa, Punta Cana

One of the Caribbean’s most exclusive resorts, Agua Resort and Spa has elevated the art of personal service to new levels. Its 18 villas create 53 suites that blend the warmth of history with the ultimate in comfort and convenience, and its service is unparalleled. Traditional Caribbean architecture embraces the use of natural stone, local hardwoods and cane thatched roofs exuding a contemporary design and elegant sophistication. Spa facilities include an indoor water circuit featuring mosaic-tiled Finnish steam rooms and saunas, large pool with Jacuzzi, cervical waterfall, bubble inox beds, sensations shower and ice fountain. For recreation, guests can plunge into a myriad of water sports and activities such as SCUBA diving, snorkeling, water skiing, wind surfing, kayaking and fishing. On land, guests can serve it up on the resort’s tennis court integrated into the garden or enjoy world-class golf, located just minutes away.

In July 2007, the unique collection of avant-garde, trendy-chic, and luxury-classic boutique hotels grows to 300 properties.

Miami Beach, FL, July 16, 2007 - Epoque and Avantgarde Hotels continues to excel in establishing itself as the most coveted collection of trend-setting and luxury-classic boutique hotels. In mid July 2007 the American hotel Representation Company reaches 300 properties in the top worldwide destinations, adding thirty more to its portfolio from the beginning of the year.

Several of the most recent acquisitions are also located in new attractive sites. For example, the Sugar Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, is the second property in the African continent together with the Murano Oriental in Marrakech, which opened last February. The Dream Bangkok, sister Hotel of the Dream Hotel in New York, is also an addition to Epoque and Avantgarde Hotels interest in the Asian market. The Hotel 27 in Copenhagen, with its newly opened Absolut Ice Bar, is instead the confirmation of the company's appreciation of the Scandinavian appeal.

Other properties consolidate its portfolio in destinations in which the company is already well established, such as France with the 9 Hotel and the Hotel Pulitzer Opera, both in Paris, and Spain with the Hospes Madrid and the Hospes Palacio del Bailio in Cordoba. Worth pointing out is also the growing collection of exotic South and Central American boutique hotels that now include dreamy and unusual resorts such as the Xaloc Resort in Isla Holbox, Mexico or the Elan Hotel in Calafate, on the Patagonian glaciers.

We are very pleased of this great achievement, says David Maranzana, president of Epoque Hotels, Both the Avantgarde and the Epoque lines have evenly increased in number of affiliates. Of course our objective is to keep acquiring properties, especially in newer destinations, but our further goal is to increase brand awareness in Europe and open an office in Spain, concludes Maranzana.