In Fitur, the DR signs agreements with companies worth more than US$2,000 million

In the context of the International Fair of sightseeing(fitur), the Dominican Republic signed agreements with Spanish and Dominican companies for more than US$2,000 million.

In the 42nd edition of fiturof which the country is a member, it was reached agreements with various companies, including those held with companies such as Iberia, Air Europa or El Corte Inglés.

David Collado, Minister of sightseeingshowed his satisfaction for the celebration of these agreements and thanked the confidence shown by the Spanish companies, to which, without a doubt, the fact that the Dominican Republic is the country in Central America and the Caribbean that has best recovered in terms of sightseeing after the crisis caused by Covid-19.

“The Dominican Republic is the country that has been recognized as the one that has best managed the pandemic in the Region, with the highest vaccination rate in Central America-Caribbean and the only country in Central America-Caribbean that is breaking records for the entry of sightseeing”, he assured.

will promote the country

The Ministry of sightseeing of the Dominican Republic (MITUR) and Iberia, renewed an agreement to promote the Caribbean country and improve connectivity with the more than 90 destinations to which Iberia flies in Spain and Europe. The agreement was signed by the Minister of sightseeingDavid Collado and María Jesús López Solás, Commercial Director of Iberia’s Network and Alliances.

The renewal of this agreement between Iberia and Mitur includes a battery of actions through the airline’s communication channels such as the in-flight entertainment system, the Ronda Iberia magazine, its profiles on social networks or its website, www.iberia .com, among others.

In its winter program and until March, the airline has programmed a greater increase in its capacity, adding two more flights, reaching 13 weekly frequencies, which demonstrates Iberia’s commitment and commitment to this market and reinforces its leadership in Latin America.

The increase in flights is also accompanied by a greater offer of seats -close to 270,000 seats per year- operated with Airbus A330-300 aircraft -with capacity for 292 passengers- which includes the Premium Economy product and offers greater cargo space, and Airbus A330-200 with 288 seats.

The agreement with Viajes El Corte Inglés was signed by the Ministry of sightseeingDavid Collado, and the CEO of Viajes El Corte Inglés, Jorge Shornenberguer, with the presence of President Luis Abinader and will guarantee that more than 200,000 tourists visit the Dominican Republic.

Likewise, in fiturthe Ministry of sightseeing of the Dominican Republic, signed agreements with the travel agency, Rainbow Tours to encourage sightseeing of Poland, which will guarantee three weekly trips to Puerto Plata from the airports of Warsaw, Poznan and Katowice. It also reached an agreement with Eurowings Discover in order to encourage the sightseeing from Germany, through flights to the city of Puerto Plata.

New destinations for investment and tourism development

In addition, during the fair, the Dominican Republic presented, together with the World Trade Organization sightseeing, the new tourist destinations in the country in which there are already hotel projects under development and for which foreign hotel investment is sought. The country has a special interest in the development of three specific projects in the coming years: Costa del Ámbar, Miches and the relaunch of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. In general, the three destinations highlight the idea that it is the perfect time to invest in the country, especially in these projects.

Record tourist year

2021 was a record year with the best month of December in the history of the sightseeing Dominican with almost 730 thousand non-resident visitors, who left an investment of 5,626 million dollars and the recovery of 600 thousand jobs. This fact has been propitiated thanks to the good management of the pandemic and the security protocols established by the country’s government.

In the words of Luis Abinader, President of the Republic, “the tourism sector has never before taken on such an important challenge as managing a pandemic. With work, vision and drive we have been able to face this multidimensional crisis and come to fruition and with great opportunities for the future”.