The Dominican Republic successfully participated in the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Caribbean Hotel Association press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to present the status of the Caribbean following the August and September tropical storms.
Deputy Tourism Minister Luis Simo and marketing director for the National Hotel Association (Asonahores) represented the country.
Asonahores distributed several press releases on how Hurricane Jeanne affected the Dominican Republic and how the country has been recovering since. Likewise, a press release on the updates provided by DR1 was distributed to the travel press that attended the event.
For updates on the industry, see http://www.dr1.com/travelnews/status.shtml