The good news about Dominican tourism encourages prestigious hotel chains such as MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL ASSESS THE GROWTH POTENTIAL OF THE SECTOR AND EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THEIR PRESENCE IN INNOVATIVE MARKET NICHES.
Thus, BOJAN KUMERREGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT FOR MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA REVEALED THAT, “DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IT IS A DESTINATION WITH GREAT POTENTIAL, FROM SANTO DOMINGO TO PUNTA CANA.”OUR INVESTMENT IN THE COUNTRY IS A TESTAMENT TO CONFIDENCE IN THE DESTINATION’S TOURISM INDUSTRY, WHICH HAS ENORMOUS GROWTH POTENTIAL IN SEGMENTS SUCH AS LUXURY AND ALL-INCLUSIVE.”
HE REPORTED THAT “GIVEN THE INTEREST THAT THE PROJECT HAS AROUSED RED CAPE IN FLINTSTHEY ACTIVELY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN IT.
“WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE GREAT GROWTH OF MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL IN THE REGION AND WITH ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING,” HE ADDED.
HE INDICATED THAT “AS OF THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023, WE HAVE 493 PROPERTIES IN THE REGION UNDER 22 DIFFERENT BRANDS WITH A PRESENCE IN 37 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA.”
“IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ALONE WE HAVE 14 PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN 3,700 KEYS,” HE SAID.
THE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT “IN THE DR WE HAVE 9 BRANDS FROM MARRIOTT’S GLOBAL PORTFOLIO, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 30 GLOBAL BRANDS: AC HOTELS BY MARRIOTT, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, JW MARRIOTT HOTELS & RESORTS, RENAISSANCE HOTELS & RESORTS, SHERATON HOTELS, THE LUXURY COLLECTION AND WESTIN HOTELS.
«I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS ONE OF THE MAIN COUNTRIES FOR MARRIOTT IN THE REGION BY NUMBER OF PROPERTIES AND PROJECTS. IN THE COUNTRY ALONE WE HAVE 17 PROPERTIES IN MEDIUM TO LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT WITH MORE THAN 3,000 KEYS,” HE ADDED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT “IN FINANCIAL TERMS, THE RESULTS OF OUR LAST QUARTER IN THE REGION REFLECT HEALTHY REVPAR GROWTH WITH AN INCREASE OF 2.8% OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022, AS WELL AS OCCUPANCY THAT GREW CLOSE TO 3% OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022. 2022”, ACCORDING TO LISTÍN DIARIO.