Spanish investor Juan Jose (Pepe) Hidalgo, president of Globalia has announced that the company will be increasing its investment in the Dominican Republic.
Following a meeting with President Danilo Medina in the Presidential Palace yesterday, Tuesday 27 May, he said that they would soon be expanding the number of hotel rooms they had in the country by 1,500 if legal matters are resolved in the Uvero Alto area, in northern Punta Cana. The company’s hotels operate under the BeLive brand. He announced that the renovations and expansions at the Hotel Canoa in Bayahibe would be completed by December 2014.
Hidalgo, who is also president of Air Europa, currently the leading carrier for the Spanish market, announced that he and President Medina had discussed the need for better connections between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo as well as with Europe. This, he said, would enable tourists to spend three days in Santo Domingo and four in Puerto Rico.
Hidalgo is interested also in offering flights from Santo Domingo to New York and return. Hidalgo was accompanied by Matias Sanchez, investment director for Globalia in the Dominican Republic, Paco Perez, regional director and Javier Blanco, director of Be Live Hotels. He explained his company investment is around US$450 million, and some 4,000 persons are employed in the Dominican Republic.
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