Santo Domingo will be donning its best gala to host around 300 major tour operators and travel press traveling to the city for the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2005). The hotel booking event will take place 6-8 April at the Hotel V Centenario. The Association of Hotels of Santo Domingo, and the Association of Hotels & Restaurants (Asonahores) are organizing the event. DATE opens on Wednesday, 6 April with an evening of the arts set within the gardens of the National Theater. Dinner under the stars seeks to introduce the VIP visitors to Dominican gastronomy, one of the high points when selling Santo Domingo. On Thursday, 7 April the city has planned a Dominican Night for the Ozama Fort grounds, with folklore, and carnival presentations from all around the country.
For more information, see http://www.drdate.net