This year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange is being held at the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort convention center from 28-30 April. A group of 50 buyers specialized in the MICE have been invited. Punta Cana is the DR’s leading meeting destination, but Santo Domingo has also improved its status as an attractive option for medium-sized events in the Caribbean. Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the National Hotel & Tourism Association, the organizer of the travel show and buyers’ marketplace, said that in addition to the host destination of Punta Cana, the buyers will have the opportunity to tour the destinations of Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, La Romana, Samana and others before and after the event.