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AS REVEALED BY THE MINISTER OF TOURISM, DAVID COLLADO    Tourist arrival increases 9% so far in May. DR will strengthen its tourist image as a partner country of Fitur 2022   Expedia, an online travel agency, is experiencing a robust recovery in demand for travel to the Dominican Republic, so much so that reservations to the Caribbean country already exceed 153% compared to the volume handled in 2018, the DR’s record year in tourist arrivals.   This was reported by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, within the framework of his participation in Fitur 2021, also indicating that “the internet travel agency, Expedia has informed us that reservations to the Dominican Republic exceed 153% compared to 2018 ”. He also indicated that the numbers are those that are expressing day by […]

Madrid.- Public-Private Partnerships director, Sigmund Freund, said Mon. that 12 companies are interested in investing in the Cabo Rojo and Pedernales area (southwest), in a project where the Government is committed to the region’s tourism development. During his participation in the Madrid International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2021, the official said the investors are hoteliers from the United States, France and Spain, among others. “The hotels will be tendered because it will be a project with the private sector as a partner,” said Freund. As many as 16,000 rooms could be built in the area as part of the development that the government has planned for the next few years. “But it will be a long process.”

Santo Domingo.- The Banco Popular Dominicano continues to wager on the development of tourism in the Dominican Republic, labeled as one of the sectors with the greatest impact on the economy, with a high portfolio of financing for the sector and has approved 68 new hotel development projects. The projects have the formal authorizations of the Tourist Development Council (Confotur) in which an investment of US$3.7 billion would be made. Christopher Paniagua, president of Banco Popular, made the statement during a meeting of bank executives with Dominican journalists who attend the International Tourism Fair (Fitur-2021), at the Westin Palace hotel. “The public and private sectors of tourism have worked together, they have generated confidence in investors and tourism is well positioned, so it considers that by 2023, if not before, […]

Press Release Miami /PRNewswire/.- Karisma Hotels & Resorts, the award-winning collection of properties spanning Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico, and Margaritaville, the global lifestyle brand synonymous with fun and escapism, will open the doors to the new five-star Margaritaville® Island Reserve Cap Cana in October 2021. This will mark the second resort for the Island Reserve brand created in partnership with Karisma and Margaritaville – and the first in the Dominican Republic. The new build combines the amenities of a world-class, all-inclusive resort with Margaritaville’s signature easy going lifestyle. Bookings open today with a grand opening rate starting at $209 per person per night “After launching the Island Reserve concept in Riviera Maya, we’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Margaritaville to bring this lifestyle to the Dominican Republic […]