Over 120 tour operators have registered for the Dominican Annual Travel Exchange (DATE 2005) that opens on Wednesday at the V Centenario InterContinental in Santo Domingo. The event is organized by the National Hotel & Restaurant Association and the Santo Domingo Hotel Association to match buyers and sellers of stays at Dominican hotels. In addition to international buyers, the event attracts travel press who come to find out what is new in Dominican travel developments. The event is rotated in destinations around the country so that international buyers and press can have a first hand look at what each has to offer. Santo Domingo will be promoting its gastronomy, its historic architectural and cultural heritage, its sophistication and nightlife. DATE opens Wednesday evening at the gardens of the National Theater. A Dominican night is planned for Thursday evening at the Fortaleza Ozama.