Dominican Tourism Industry Sets its Big Business DATE

The National Hotels and Restaurants Association (ASONAHORES) and the Tourism Promotion Council (CPT) announced for April 3 the staging of the “Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange” (DATE), the Dominican tourism product’s most important marketing event.

DATE 2008 is slated for Barceló Bavaro Convention Center, in Punta Cana, where buyers can meet and negotiate with the national tourism industry’s suppliers. The 9th annual event has the support of the Tourism Ministry and the Eastern Hotels Association.

Last year 150 tour operators, 283 hoteliers and other Dominican tourist companies participated, with more than 30 foreign journalists, and 25 local media outlets covered the conclave.