FITUR achievements considered mark a great year for Dominican tourism

Madrid Spain. January 2024.- The Master Franchisor of La Quinta by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and president of the GDV Group, Edward De Valle II, highlighted the success that the Dominican Republic achieved this year at FITUR, where only they announced the construction of two new tourism projects in Cap Cana and Jarabacoa that would provide more than 680 rooms with an investment of more than 260 million dollars.

“The Dominican Republic should feel more than proud of the achievements made at FITUR this year, which sets the tone for an extraordinary 2024 in the tourism industry,” said De Valle, at the end of his day at the fair that concluded on Sunday.

The master franchisor said that the companies they represent, together with their Dominican allies, announce at FITUR two large projects in two different parts of the Dominican Republic, which shows the diversity of the offer of that Caribbean country.

He indicated that, within the framework of FITUR, in an event led by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, and the presence of the developer Joan Gonzáles, Blue Del Mare SRL and Grupo De Valle announced the start of Wyndham Blue Del Mare at Cap Cana, which includes the construction of 282 residences, with an investment of 200 million dollars.

He reported that these two-bedroom apartments, located in Cap Cana, will offer services and amenities typical of a 5-star hotel, will be a short distance from Juanillo beach and in front of the Las Iguanas Golf Course.

He said that Wyndham Blue Del Mare at Cap Cana will have two restaurants, cafes, coworking spaces, a lobby lounge and several poolside snacks/bars.

He indicated that another great announcement that was made at FITUR is the construction of the first luxury hotel in Jarabacoa, in alliance with Alterra Village, owned by businessman Pablo Amaury Espinal, with an investment that exceeds 60 million dollars.

“Through an alliance of Alterra Village, the Valle Group and Wyndham we will have the honor of bringing the first luxury brand “The Registry Collection” to the country with the construction of a 120-room 5-star boutique hotel, focused on the Wellness sector. and Spa, which will put Jarabacoa on the world tourism map,” said

He pointed out that the construction of that The Registry Collection hotel in the Alterra Village complexes is the definitive takeoff of Jarabacoa as an ecotourism destination.

GDV Group is a franchising company of international brand hotels and has the largest construction portfolio of limited and select services in the Dominican Republic. Their project (VISION 2030) is that by 2030 they will have developed 4,500 rooms and 32 properties in 29 different destinations in the Dominican Republic.