DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Luis Abinader announced the construction of the Santo Domingo Convention Center at the site of the Hotel Hispaniola. The hotel is located on a large property bordered by the Independencia, Abraham Lincoln and Correa y Cidrón avenues. On the south side of the Hispaniola is the closed property of the Hotel Santo Domingo. A Santo Domingo Metro stop is located on the north side of the property.

President Luis Abinader had announced the construction during his participation in the Fitur International Tourism Fair (Fitur) in January of 2022.

The Consorcio Institución Ferial de Madrid (Ifema), the operator of the Fitur fair, would be the builder. Ifema, which organized Fitur and other fairs and conventions in Madrid, was contracted through the Banreservas group, with the advice of Mitur, to do the architectural design and feasibility study.

The Dominican government in...