President Leonel Fernandez met with hotel owners in Frank Rainieri’s house in Punta Cana and listened to their arguments as to why the sector should receive special treatment within the new tax proposals. ASONAHORES president Enrique de Marchena Karluche told reporters that the “meeting was productive and quite open.” Fernandez promised to study the tourism sector’s position and to take steps to reduce the degradation of the area surrounding the hotels themselves. The private sector was represented by Enrique de Marchena Karluche, Frank Rainieri of the Punta Cana Group, Ernesto Veloz and Luis Lopez from Ahmsa Marina. Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez, Public Works Minister Freddy Perez and the Presidential Minister Danilo Medina accompanied Mr. Fernandez.