2017News

Government foresees thousands of hotel rooms for Bahia de las Aguilas

Bahia de las Aguilas in Pedernales

The Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta has revealed that several of the biggest hotel chains in the world will accompany President Danilo Medina to the Bahia de las Aguilas next month with the aim of exploring the opportunity for the construction of more than 15,000 rooms in this tourist area in Pedernales province.

He said international interest in the Bahia de las Aguilas area as a tourist destination is gaining in popularity. He emphasized that the time is right to increase significantly the number of tourists visiting the country over the next few years. The Dominican Republic is the leader in arrivals in the Caribbean.

The President went on to say that tourist development in that part of the south region would mean the construction of a air and sea ports, and he assured potential developers that the government was ready to invest in infrastructure to facilitate the growth of tourism in the area.

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