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Dominican Republic managed to exceed expectations for Fitur 2025
The Dominican Republic He concluded his participation in the Fifth Edition of the International Fair of Tourism (Feature) In Madrid, Spain, an event where it deployed a varied portfolio of tourist attractions with potential for the multidestine offer, the sustainability and the luxury that allowed to close Agreements of investment valued at 6,750 million dollars.
In this way, the tourism industry almost doubled the 3.5 billion dollars that attracted last year, thanks to a strategy that had business wheels, presentations and a totally immersive exhibition for the thousands of attendees who were present at the event, and that made the country deserving, for the second time, of the Grant to the best stand of Featurean award he had received in 2023.
“Our participation has been an extraordinary success for the Dominican Republic”Minister of Tourism.
The 6,750 million dollars will represent 7,400 new RoomsAbility to accommodate 713,000 additional tourists, jobs For 47,800 people and a return on foreign exchange of around 477 million dollars, said the Minister of TourismDavid Collado, when he reviewed the results obtained during the day.
Of this amount, 2.5 billion dollars were agreed through Popular Bank Dominican; 2,000 million dollars through Reserve Bank; Another 2,000 million dollars through the BHD Bank and 250 million dollars through the Promérica Bank.
«Our participation in this fair has been an extraordinary success for Dominican Republic«, Said the official.
Potential loans
Beyond the Agreements of investment They closed, the main financial entities identified potential opportunities for the sector both in the short and medium and long term.
He Popular Bank Project one investment of up to 6.2 billion dollars for the development and modernization of 26 tourism projects in the country, something that would have a significant impact of materializing, taking into account that the financial entity will affect the construction and renewal of 16,000 Rooms hoteliers only with the 2,500 million dollars already agreed on loans.
On his side, the Reserve Bank reported the identification of investments for more than 4,000 million dollars to be invested in the short term in the construction of hotels, ports, thematic parks and other tourist works, which for the multiple bank translates “in one of the most successful” events of Feature in which he has participated.
One of the main challenges that the Dominican tourism industry will continue to face in the face of its expansion and development is the need to have an increasingly prepared human capital.
This was recognized by the founder of Grupo Puntacana, Frank Rainieri, observing that the construction of new hotel rooms must be achieved by the training of the necessary personnel.
«It is not only about training people at basic levels, but also continuing to raise the quality of the service. To the extent that the service improves, higher rates can be charged, paying better salaries and, therefore, improving the economy, ”Rainieri explained in an interview that was done in the framework of Fitur 2025.
In that sense, he recognized the work of the National Institute for Professional Technical Training (Infotep) in the technical preparation of personnel for the new developing tourist poles such as Miches, Pedernales and Bergantín, Puerto Plata.
“The Infotep has been crucial in supplying that technical need that the sector has,” said the tourist businessman.
More aerial seats
Within the framework of the fair, it was also possible to subscribe Agreements scam airlines that would add up to 500,000 new seats during 2025, only in the European market.
Among the American airlines He cited Iberia, Air Europa, Aeromexico and Air Transat, among others.
The air connectivity represents the main strategy for the Tourism cabinet This year, which seeks to increase by up to 12.5 million the number of visitors who arrive at the Dominican Republic.
This goal depends on a Expansion in air routesCombined with an important reduction in the cost of air tickets, something that is expected to be achieved after the signing of open skies with the United States and Argentina.
AND stop immersive that connected with the attendees
During the event, thousands of attendees were able to stop at the stop of Dominican Republicdesigned to provide a experience totally immersive to those who approached.
The seabed of the Dominican Caribbean, the white sand beaches or colorful moments were deployed in a wide space full of screens, which sought to transmit to visitors the emotions that could live from encouraging to know the Dominican Republic.
The effort to show the best it has Quisqueya To offer it led her to be worthy of the XVL Grant Better stand of Feature 2025, in the category of “International Country.”
In this way, the Dominican tourist delegation brings from Spain The award for the second time consecutiveafter having received it in the quadgeth third edition of Featureheld in 2013.
On his side, the Piñero Group He received the VI Grant Sustainable stand, for their commitment in the training of the personnel of the stop and for the project of sustainability Integral that develops the hotel corporate.