DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic reaffirmed its global tourism leadership at the 2026 International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR), closing the event with record-breaking negotiations totaling more than US$13.37 billion (approximately RD$885.68 billion), the Ministry of Tourism reports.

Tourism Minister David Collado, joined by representatives from major commercial banks and the Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores), described the results as “extraordinarily impressive” and a “total success.”

The bulk of the investment was secured through intensive business rounds led by the country’s top financial institutions Popular (US$6.2 billion), Banreservas (US$4.2 billion) and BHD (US$2.97 billion) leading the way.

These figures stem from over 150 high-level meetings involving 60 co-exhibiting companies. In total, the Dominican delegation conducted approximately 1,500 private...