The National Association of Hotels & Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) recognized Frank Rainieri as “The Champion of Dominican Tourism” during the II Tourism Investment Forum that took place 27 November 2018 in Santo Domingo.
The president of the Puntacana Group received the award from Miguel Adriano Tejada, editor of Diario Libre. In his introduction words, Tejada highlighted: “Don Frank is an undisputed and undefeated champion in the field of tourism, who has managed to give name and prestige to his industry, to the point that he is already recognized as one of the most successful tourism developers in the world. “
Receiving the award, Rainieri expressed his appreciation for being honored by Asonahores. He said that apparently his 49 years of struggles in the sector had not been in vain. He called for the stakeholders of the sector to stop talking about “tourism poles” and switch instead to referring to destinations in the Dominican Republic.
Rainieri said the country’s tourism plans need to be long term and jointly agreed to by the public and private sectors calling for long term alliances. He stressed the importance of land use planning. “A lot of work is still needed if we want to continue the growth of the sector, a sector that has a predominant role in the development of our country,” said Rainieri.
“We have to promote the benefits of tourism throughout the Dominican economy, that leads to long-term stability, with a vision of the dynamic vision of the future and, as we say in Grupo Puntacana, without haste but without pause”, he said.
Rainieri is also president of the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the execution of social-business responsibility and environmental preservation programs. Moreover, he has maintained an active participation as a member of the renowned international non-profit institutions: YPO International, Clinton Global Initiative and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), among others.
Rainieri has held the presidency of Asonahores, Asoleste, has been a member of the Monetary Board, UNAPEC university, and first vice president of the National Business Council. He is also a past president o the American Chamber of Commerce and still is on its board o directors. He is a past member of the Caribbean Hotel Association board and founding president of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism.
The Asonahores Tourism Investment Forum is a platform for dialogue on public and private stakeholders in tourism. This year, the forum focused on “Development of Tourism through the Stock Market.”
Gloria Guevara, president of the World Tourism Travel Council (WTTC) came for the event that took place at the Santo Domingo Sheraton on Tuesday, 27 November.
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4 December 2018
