Destination Puerto Plata hosted Discover Puerto Plata Marketplace 2014 from Wednesday, 1 October through Friday, 3 October. The event showcased the best and new of Puerto Plata for visiting buyers and the press. Around 150 tour operators from 16 countries took part.
This year’s trade show was held at the Costa Dorada Iberostar, with welcoming words by Maximo Iglesias, president of the Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium. The event is now in its third year.
Puerto Plata is sprucing up its attractions in order to prepare for the arrival of thousands of cruise passengers once the Carnival port opens in November 2015.
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