Howard Friedman, president of the Americas, Hilton International was in Santo Domingo over the weekend for the official inauguration of the new Coral by Hilton all-inclusive brandname resort. The first hotels to operate under the new division are the Coral Resorts? Marien (Puerto Plata), Hamaca (Boca Chica), Coral (Bayahibe) and Costa Caribe (Juan Dolio).
Julio Llibre, executive president of Coral Hotels & Resorts in the Dominican Republic, said that the alliance translates into an upgrade in quality standards, as the hotels expand their distribution channels into non-traditional markets. He highlighted the new brand as international recognition that the all-inclusive travel modality has been supremely honed in the Dominican Republic.