The vice president of Puntacana GroupPaola Rainieri, considered that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would be affecting the tourism sector, but that together with the Government they will be looking for other markets to recover approximately 10 percent of the arrivals that come from those markets at war.
“We are going to wait a little because yes, what is happening in Ukraine affects us, there is 10% of tourist arrivals that are going to be greatly affected by this conflict, but we trust and hope, between the private and public sectors , work other markets such as Canada, South America to recover those arrivals and maintain the good numbers we have had so far”, said Rainieri.
He stated that extraordinary work has been done by the National Association of Hotels and Tourism (Asonohares) and the Ministry of Tourism and that the results are already visible, because the numbers that have been presented are comparable to those of the years 2017 and 2018 , which were the best in terms of tourism for the country.
“We are in a frank recovery and perhaps on the way to the best year of tourism”, he added.
Rainieri referred to the subject after concluding a conference at the headquarters of the National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep) entitled “Work of Women in the Development of the Tourism and Hotel Industry”.
He said that, according to the latest global report on women in tourism, 54% of the people who work in the sector belong to the female gender and instead, women occupy only 39 percent of the positions in the whole of the economy.
He pointed out that in tourism, women have a lower salary gap, compared to other sectors. They earn 14.7% less than men globally, which she said does not happen in the Puntacana Groupwhere salaries are classified by position or function, not by gender.
“Women are present in all areas of tourism and increase their added value. She also has a significant presence in the hotel and tourism faculties and schools”, highlighted the speaker at the conference “Importance of Women’s Work in the Development of the Tourism and Hotel Industry”.
He argued that, globally, women represent between 15% and 17% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and contribute 25% of foreign currency, exceeding seven billion dollars annually.
Among the challenges for the development of women in the country, she cited those of reducing the salary gap, more promotion of women to positions of greater responsibility, conciliation between personal, work and family life and promoting female entrepreneurship.
