The CEO of Meliá Hotels International, gabriel escarrerassured that the commitment assumed by the current government of Dominican Republic to be an example in environmental, social and corporate governance matters, has positioned the country as the “undoubted pearl of the Caribbean”.
“Put in value, what many countries can put, including the Dominican Republic, which is its heritage, its culture, its gastronomy, its people, which is its main asset. Your legal certainty, your public-private collaboration and your environment. All of this is what makes a winning cocktail,” she expressed.
He stressed that the recovery of Dominican tourism is an example worldwide and he understands that the management carried out by the Government after the pandemic “was exemplary”, but the growth that is taking place in the country in every way is the most sustainable thing that there is.
“The recovery of tourism is not only sun and beach, but also everything that refers to the cultural issue, heritage, gastronomy, sports, the movies and concerts that are being made, and this shows that the recovery is strategic”, reiterated.
Escarrer explained that, with the signing of the tourism sustainability commitment declaration by the Ministry of Tourism (minors), the Association of Hotels and Tourism (Asonahores), iverotel and other entities, it is a great commitment to advance even more in sustainable matters, according to Acento.
Regarding the issue of corporate governance, he said that the president Luis Abinader and the Minister of Tourism, david colladoThey have always highlighted this direct contact between the public and private sectors, “as well as the legal certainty that many groups, including the Hotel Meliá, have invested more than 200 million in the last four years, and have engaged in a new investment of more than 200 to remodel to Punta Cana”.