Tourism Minister David Collado presented the Dominican Republic to more than 200 travel agencies and tour operators in New York State at an event held at the Light House at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
Collado highlighted that the Dominican Republic is the number 1 country in the world in terms of tourism recovery and explained that this is due to compliance with the health protocols that have been in place at airports and hotels to keep the COVID 19 issue under control.
“In our administration we have not rested since we took office to be able to guarantee a tourism recovery taking care of the health of all collaborators and tourists, that is why our country is the only one in which 100% of the staff of the tourism industry is 100% vaccinated and now we will begin a campaign to apply the third dose, so, the safest destination that your agencies can offer is Dominican Republic” said Collado.
The event was also attended by the Dominican Consul General in this city, Eligio Jáquez, as well as representatives of the main North American airlines that fly to the country, such as American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, among others.
The presentation was also attended by the Vice Minister of Tourism, Jaqueline Mora, who detailed the indicators of recovery in terms of hotel occupancy and tourist arrivals, as well as presented the projection of tourist arrivals, which for December and January are expected to be the highest in the history of the Dominican Republic.
Collado also highlighted that the nation became the destination par excellence in the region for the film industry in the midst of the pandemic precisely because of the security guarantees offered by the country and thanked the travel agencies and tour operators for the support they provide to the country.
“Thank you because with every flight or every room you sell in the Dominican Republic you are helping a family, that is why it is so important for us to work hand in hand with all of you; the large, medium and small agencies, who are the strategic partners that allow us to place our country among the favorite destinations of North Americans,” said the Minister.
During the activity, very attractive and modern videos were presented showing the attributes of the country’s main tourist destinations such as Punta Cana and Bávaro, La Romana and Bayahibe, Santo Domingo, Samaná and Puerto Plata.
