Travel Stakeholders Agree DATE 2014 Went Previous Editions One Better

The 15th edition of DATE 2014 was marked by innovative elements which made the main tourism leaders of the Dominican Republic point out that this edition, held at Paradisus Palma Real Hotel’s brand-new Convention Center, went far beyond previous presentations of the country’s most important tourism event.

“Due to the amount of booths and the level of the participants, we can assert that DATE 2014 has surpassed previous editions. The way products are showed by hotel chains and tourism-related companies is quite innovative, featuring impeccable organization as it can be seen at the stands”, figures linked to the tourism sector in the country told arecoa.com.

The overall opinion issued by the attendees to the new version of DATE, which came to an end on Friday with such positive aspects as an increased promotion and marketing of the local tourism offer, as well as the historic Anticipated Prices Agreement (APA) inked between Asonahores and DGII, after ten years of negotiations, is that “the participants worked hard to showcased their finest products” in this tourism marketing platform.

The relevance level of this event is also proven by the caliber of the participants and the facilities where DATE 2014 took place. Among the bold face names attending the latest edition of DATE we can mention the Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia; Rafael Torres, host of the event as director of the Paradisus Palma Real; Luis Emilio Rodriguez, president of Asonahores; the executive vice-chairman of Asonahores, Arturo Villanueva; Frank Rainieri, president of Punta Cana Group; Pablo Piñero, president of Bahia Principe; Alex Zozaya, CEO of AMResorts; Ramon Rosello, with Inverotel; the presidents of the East Hotels Association and Playa Dorada, Ernesto Veloz and Roberto Casoni, respectively; Juan Manuel Martin de Oliva, with Banco Popular, Rafael Blanco, Viva Resorts; Julio Llibre, former president of Asonahores, among others.

DATE 2014, which represented a challenge for Paradisus Palma Real executives, exceed the expectations on the event, as all participants said to be pleased by the way the overall performance of the main local tourism marketing platform.