Calzada announces XXI edition Holidays CTN Expo Fair

The executives of the media specialized in the tourism sector CTN, offered in a cocktail the details of the XXI version of: “Vacaciones CTN Expo Feria 2022”, a traditional event where Dominican families plan their vacations both in the Dominican Republic and abroad.

During the press conference held in the Cava Alta Tempranillo room, Miguel A. Calzada León, president of CTN and Puro Turismo, highlighted that this XXI version of the CTN Expo-Feria 2022 Holidays will allow attendees to enjoy for three days the best options for vacationing with the most attractive offers on the market.

Calzada León affirmed that this new version of the fair is very special, since it will be dedicated to the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, he stressed that “with this we want to recognize and demonstrate how proud we as Dominicans feel for his invaluable management in favor of the recovery and revitalization of the tourism sector in our country in the post-pandemic framework, managing to position ourselves internationally as one of the tourist attractions in the region with the highest security and excellence.”

He also announced that a special recognition will be given to the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of our country in France, Rosa Hernández de Grullón, “for the outstanding work that she has carried out during all these years, maintaining and strengthening bilateral relations between France and the Dominican Republic, not only in the promotion of the country but also in the development of French trade and investment in the country, which fills us with great pride”.

The Governor of the Central Bank, Héctor Valdez Albizu, will be recognized for his vision and achievements in the economic field to guarantee, through efficient economic measures and financial stability, achieving greater confidence of economic agents in the tourism sector of the Republic. Dominican.

To the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, for his constant effort and dedication to achieve an effective recovery of the Dominican tourism sector in the post-pandemic framework, with admirable results, managing to position the Dominican Republic as a preferred country brand at the international level.

Likewise, special recognition will be given to Dominican commercial banks, especially Banco Popular and Banreservas, which have played a leading role in the rapid recovery of the country and tourism.

Vacations CTN Expo Fair 2022 will recognize the company CEPM, which celebrates 30 years of history accompanying the tourism development of the eastern part of the country thanks to an accessible, sustainable and reliable energy system. “In three decades this company has positioned itself as a benchmark in innovation and sustainable development and is now preparing a promising future with the commitment to become the first 100% renewable electricity company within ten years,” said Calzada León.

He stated that, for CTN, this new version is very important, since after a long break as a result of the pandemic, “we will resume this new holiday fair this year, seeking with it to contribute to boosting the tourism and hotel sector in our country to through the local market.

This new version intends that the participating companies (hotels, travel agencies, airlines, rent cars, tourist real estate companies, complementary tourist offer companies in one way or another are linked to this world of tourism) can sell to the public that attends their Offers for this summer and the end of the year, at really attractive prices and with financing plans from the main participating commercial banks that year after year accompany us, especially Banco Popular and Banreservas.

On the other hand, he highlighted that, as it has done for the last seven years, Vacations CTN Expo Fair 2022 will also make a contribution with the income generated from the tickets (RD$100 adults and RD$50 children per day) to charities and organizations linked to the environment. and sustainable tourism. This year, part of the contributions will be given to the Drepanodom Foundation, founded in 2016 and dedicated to helping children with sickle cell anemia, a genetic condition that destroys red blood cells and causes them to suffer from chronic pain throughout their lives. life. Unique in the Dominican Republic, with a population of 630 low-income children and adolescents, they seek to attract people who empathize with the cause, to provide them with medicines that can improve their quality of health.

“Also, it gives us great pleasure to inform you that we will create an economic fund whose project will be to develop a campaign to clean up our beaches, as a commitment to assume as a company specialized in the tourism sector,” announced Calzada León.

This new version will have as a novelty the participation of the School of Tourism of the Universidad Iberoamericana Unibe, where this house of higher studies will have a stand within this Expo Fair, through which the offers of this academic institution of its robust program of undergraduate and postgraduate careers, and will have the participation of School of Tourism students who will have the opportunity to live the experience of design and assembly, as part of their practical training of their career, and support transversally during the event in the protocol aspects and presence in this important fair.

The fair will be held for the 7th consecutive year in Sambil, the largest shopping center in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean that has 2,200 parking spaces and 181 stores and offers Dominicans frequent leisure activities for the enjoyment of the entire family, as well as than the largest range of commercial offers.

As a novelty and for the first time, Vacations CTN Expo Fair 2022 will implement the QR code with which each person who attends the Fair during these three days and when paying their ticket will be able to download a code with which they will have discounts in the Sambil stores and all the information related to the event.

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