The leading promotional event for Puerto Plata, Discover Puerto Plata opens today at the beach club of the BeLive Marien in Costa Dorada, Puerto Plata.
Tour operators, travel agents and press are attending the marketplace event from 17 countries in the Americas and Europe. The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, USAID and the tourism sector in the province.
Discover Puerto Plata seeks to strengthen ties with traditional tour operators selling north coast vacations as well as creating new relationships. The event, opens tonight and will run through Friday, 18 October.
There will be post-event tours for all who are interested in seeing the region’s attractions first hand.
Missions from Puerto Rico, the United States, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Chile are coming for the event. There will be presentations on the attractions of the north coast, which stretches from Luperon in the west to Maimon, Cofresi, Costa Dorada, Playa Dorada, Sosua and Cabarete in the east.
There will be 49 stands at Discover Puerto Plata MarketPlace 2013 where companies and organizations will present the cultural variety, historical and natural attractions of the destination.
The closing event will be held on Thursday, 17 October at the installations of the Brugal Rum Factory.
For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar