There is no mention of the conflict generated by the authorization of high rises by the Ministry of Tourism in Cap Cana and Macao in the press release issued by the Ministry of Tourism after a first meeting with executives of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores). A Fast Company article recently linked the authorization directly to a presidential go ahead to please President Donald Trump.
Asonahores executives had called for the meeting after the 17-22-floor authorizations were made public. The authorization is contrary to a long running strategy of keeping construction below the height of coconut trees.
In the press release, the Ministry of Tourism says the executives of Asonahores and the Ministry met to define plans for the industry and develop the common agenda for 2018 to guarantee that more visitors continue arriving to the Dominican Republic. Visitation is at a high of seven million. Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia met with the president and executive vice president of Asonahores, Joel Santos and Andrés Marranzini for almost two hours.
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14 February 2018
