Santo Domingo, RD.
The Minister of Tourism David Collado presented the Dominican Republic destination to more than 200 travel agencies and tour operators of New York State at a meeting held at the Chelsea Piers Light House in Manhattan.
Collado stressed that The Dominican Republic is the number one country in the world in terms of tourism recovery and explained that this is due to the implementation of health protocols that have been carried out at airports and hotels to keep Covid 19 under control.
“In our administration we have not rested since we took office to ensure a recovery of tourism taking care of the health of all collaborators and tourists, so our country is the only one where 100% of tourism industry staff is 100% vaccinated and we will now start a campaign to implement the third dose, so the safest destination their agencies can offer is the Dominican Republic, “Collado said at the meeting.
Also present at the event were Dominican Consul Eligio Jáquez and representatives of major American airlines flying to the country such as American Airlines, Jetblue, Delta, and others.
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The presentation was also attended by Deputy Minister of Tourism Jaqueline Mora who detailed the indicators of recovery in terms of hotel occupancy and arrival of tourists, and also presented the projection of arrival of tourists where for December and January are expected the largest tourist arrival in history by the Dominican Republic.
Collado also stressed that lthe nation became the region’s quintessential destination 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 come from the Dominican Republic they are helping a family, that’s why it’s so important for us to work hand in hand with all of you; large, medium and small agencies, which are the strategic partners which allow us to put our country within the favorite destinations of Americans, ”he said
During the activity, striking and modern videos of the attributes of the main tourist destinations in the country such as Punta Cana and Bávaro, La Romana and Bayahibe, Santo Domingo, Samaná and Puerto Plata were presented.