In the past six years, 79 new hotels have opened in the Dominican Republic and 45 hotels have undergone renovations, according to the Presidency. This means an additional 12,380 hotel rooms and 13,831 renovated rooms. As of August 2018, there were another 7,246 rooms under construction and renovation nationwide. The Presidency says there are 90,000 rooms in hotels and villas available for booking by tourists. This is the largest inventory in the Caribbean and Central America.
The Presidency attributes the boom to Tourism Development Promotion Law 158-01 that grants fiscal incentives that have attracted foreign investment.
From January to July 2018, travel to the Dominican Republic was up 5.9%. Over the past years, the trend has been for increases in visitation. The abovementioned period coincides with the six-year anniversary of Medina administration.
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Listin Diario
11 September 2018
