The president of the Pro-Tourism Association of Juan Dolio-Guayacanes, a southeastern beach strip, Architect José Ramón Martínez González announced during the opening of the Latin American Travel Press Conference at the Meliá Juan Dolio Hotel yesterday that RD$900 million will be poured into the expansion of Barceló Capella, Coral Costa Caribe, Casa Marina Talanquera and Residence Albatros and into the construction of a second golf course in the area. Arch. Martínez highlighted how the area is benefiting from the construction of the expressway from Santo Domingo, as well as the Autovía del Este expressway and the Juan Dolio Boulevard. These are slated to be completed by early spring 2000. He also announced the reconstruction of the Juan Dolio-Guayacanes beach road, announcing it would be completed by December of this year. Juan Dolio has at present 3,635 rooms located in 23 hotels, for almost 9% of the total national hotel inventory. The Latin American Travel Press Conference opened yesterday in Juan Dolio. The event will take place 14- 17 October. President Leonel Fernández attended the opening session at the Hotel Meliá Juan Dolio. The conference is looking into the new paradigms that travel writers will have to deal with given the new economic and technologic order as well as the challenges of the new milennium.
