The Comprehensive Tourism and Urban Development Program of the Colonial city of Santo Domingo began the field work for the execution of a census and a survey of businesses, residents and tourist visitors of the historic center.
The census and business survey will allow the collection of data necessary for the design and development of the revitalization works that are being carried out in Colonial city. Resident and visitor surveys will provide inputs for updating the Carrying Capacity Monitoring System of the Colonial city.
The collection of this information will be carried out by the Gallup firm Dominican Republic, which was selected through a competitive process.
The data collected will serve as input for the formulation of an economic development strategy to stimulate the growth of businesses and private investment, promote job creation, and increase the standard of living of the inhabitants and the quality of the experience of the visitors.
This work began in the first week of September and will last approximately three weeks. It will be handled by four teams of eight duly identified interviewers, and in each visit they will identify the establishments registered with a sticker. The collection of information will be carried out from Monday to Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Comprehensive Tourism and Urban Development Program for the Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Its main objective is the revitalization of the Colonial city of Santo Domingo through the consolidation of the cultural tourism offer and the recovery of public spaces, historical monuments and museums; improving living conditions for residents; the development of local economies; and the strengthening of the tourist, cultural and urban management of the historic center.
The project contemplates an investment of 90 million dollars, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It will benefit the residents and merchants of the Colonial cityas well as national and foreign tourists who visit the area.
The Ministry of Tourism is the Executing Agency of the Program, acting through the Program Coordination Unit (UCP) and in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of the National District and the Ministry of Culture.
