The Association of Hotels and Tourism from the Dominican Republic (asonahores) formally entered the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC, for its acronym in English), thus becoming one of the first private associations to belong to the WTTC.
During the event, Julia Simpson, President & CEO of WTTC, highlighted the role played asonahores together with the authorities of the Dominican Republic to strengthen tourism.
Simpson welcomed the WTTC to asonahoreswhich becomes the first association of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean, and which will now be a great ally for the development of travel and tourism to regional level and overall.
He also highlighted the impact of the international tourism in the Caribbean region, and the importance of good global collaboration for the sustainability of the industry.
“The Caribbean is the region of the world that most depends on the international tourism”, the executive pointed out.
He also said: “The economy and the future of the region depend on a tourism sector prosperous and greater public-private collaboration. We can now provide Caribbean governments with the comprehensive information they need to build a more sustainable and resilient travel and tourism sector.”
“(Dominican Republic) is a country of wonders, it is a country that has a lot of strength and is very successful in the field of travel and tourism”President and CEO of the WTTC
The president of asonahoresDavid Llibre, said that for many years they have had collaborative relationships with the World Travel Council and Tourism.
“This is the main representative body of the private tourism sectorand has in its list of members and leaders the heads of the main corporations with a global or regional presence that act in our sector”, he indicated.
Llibre added that asonahoresin its firm advance of internationalist vocation, becomes one of the first organizations of tourism companies to join the World Travel Council and Tourism.
“We do it because with this participation we strengthen our association and the presence of the tourist product Dominican on the international stage,” he said.
“Today, we go from the seat of observers and users of the important actions carried out by the WTTC, to the seat of active participating members; with all that this means for the world tourist scene and as a projection for Dominican tourism partners in our main markets”, he added.
The president of asonahores pointed out that the union’s participation in favor of the development of the travel and tourism industry in Dominican Republic It is a determining factor for the growth of the sector, as part of the most important international tourist region.
“With this agreement between both organizations, the World Travel Council and Tourism will represent a perfect platform to align their efforts, in order to generate an impact at the highest level in terms of industry promotion,” said the head of asonahores. “And, for our part, continue with the commitment to apply the best practices to strengthen the position of the Dominican Republic as the main tourist destination of the Caribbean, and one of the most important in the continent”.
When participating in the event, the president & CEO of WTTC, said that it is a privilege to be on that stage with the actors of the tourism sector of the Dominican Republic.
“(Dominican Republic) is a country of wonders, it is a country that has a lot of strength and is very successful in the field of travel and tourism. In wttc we represent the 200 most important owners and advisors in the world of tourism and travel, and what we do, that we explain to everyone: the value of our sector globally and by country”, said the executive.
Economic impact
Simpson added that for every 10 dollars generated in the world, one comes from the tourism business, and for every 10 jobs on this planet, one is directly or indirectly related to tourism. tourism and travel.
“So it is a very important sector. He tourism sector in the Caribbean it is growing rapidly, and here in the Dominican Republic we are now seeing levels of activity that exceed the levels of activity in 2019,” he said.
He said that the tourism sector it has been recovering in the world by 85% compared to the data before the pandemic.
