Speaking at the DATE event, Deputy Minister of Tourism Radhames Martinez stressed the continued arrival of new airlines and increasing frequencies. He commented on the ongoing trend of charter operations becoming regular operations. He mentioned the arrival of Gol, a low-cost airline from Brazil, Aeroflot from Russia, JetBlue from New York and Boston to Punta Cana, among other new arrivals, thanks to the country’s open skies policy. Furthermore, he said the Ministry is experiencing renewed interest from developers in vacation home properties after the lull following the global financial crisis.