Chamber of Commerce of Spain “goes through” the history of Dominican tourism

The Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in the Dominican Republic held the business breakfast “A tour of the history of Dominican tourism”, which presented a detailed tour of the last four decades of Dominican tourism and the impact that foreign investment has had as a contribution to the growth experienced.

Having as exhibitors the president of Coral hospitality Corp, Julio Llibre; the executive president of Amsha Marina Hotels & Resorts, Luis López, and the vice president of Grupo Puntacana, Simón Suárez, the initiative of the Chamber seeks to document for future generations the origin and journey of the Dominican tourism industry in the last 40 years, being one of several events that will be developing with the purpose.

Francisco Pérez, president of the Chamber, thanked the exhibitors for accepting the invitation to participate in the meeting, as well as the attendees.

Meanwhile, Arturo Villanueva, former executive director of Asonahores, highlighted the contributions to the hotel industry of Radhamés Martínez Aponte, former Technical Vice Minister of Tourism, during a posthumous recognition, which was delivered by Francisco Pérez and Artur Cabré to Doña Altagracia Viuda Martínez.

Likewise, in continuity with the panel, which was moderated by Simón Suárez, the speakers highlighted the emergence of tourism development in the Dominican Republic and the initial role of Spain, obstacles, tax incentives, financing, infrastructure, investment and chains, as well as the main markets of origin in the face of its evolution and diversification.

Both Llibre and López highlighted that the Dominican Republic is the only tourist destination in the insular Caribbean capable of financing its tourism industry, emphasizing how this feat was achieved and what the support of a sector means for the future of tourism and the Dominican economy. world-class financial institutions such as banking, the stock market and the AFPs.

Before the end of the meeting, the tourism entrepreneurs shared their point of view regarding their vision for the next three decades and the commitments we have to assume to achieve that future we envision, taking into account the post-pandemic recovery moment in which find the world

The business breakfast “A tour of the history of Dominican tourism” was also attended by the excellent Ambassador of Spain, Antonio Pérez-Hernández y Torra, officials from the Ministry of Tourism, personalities linked to the tourism sector and special guests.

The closing words were given by Ricardo Felip, coordinator of the tourism committee of the Spanish Chamber.