Asonahores affirms that investment policy promotion was fundamental for tourism sector growth in 2023

Santo Domingo, DR January 2024.- The Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic, Asonahores, highlighted that investment policies have been the key to the growth of the tourism industry and to showcase the achievements obtained in 2023.

David Llibre, president of Asonahores, highlighted the importance of trust generated through projects supported by public-private collaboration that has been decisive for the global positioning of the Dominican Republic as a destination.

“Through the investments made by the tourism sector we have been able to strengthen the offer and increase the levels of socioeconomic development of the area by promoting the creation of new projects, diversifying and enriching the tourism product and strengthening our complementary offer,” explained Llibre Henriquez.

According to the recent report of the Ministry of Tourism on the behavior of the tourism industry, 41% of the growth of the national economy is reflected by the contributions of the tourism sector with more than RD$352,236 million in purchases, promoting the productive chain and generating 183,373 jobs.

The president of Asonahores congratulated the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, for maintaining a high standard of investment stimuli that are reflected in the growth of the industry and that represent the incentives for the tourism sector.

Likewise, he highlighted the work carried out by the Minister of Tourism David Collado for his innovative strategy of presenting the Dominican product first-hand to travel agents from the main issuing countries.

Asonahores stated that this support has been decisive and has kept us as a leader in the Caribbean due to the flow of diversification of tourism investments, which aim to strengthen the offer of traditional areas, and the development of innovative projects such as the case of Miches, Pedernales and Punta Bergantín.

The entity indicated that they will continue to bet on a clear and sustainable structure that can maintain and improve the profitability indexes for the investment that allows the development of new rooms and complementary offers, and also keep the current tourist proposal updated to continue attracting tourists.