The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) has gone public to reject a recent resolution from the government that authorized the construction of 22-floor high rises in the Punta Cana area, in the east of the country. In a statement, the leading private sector tourism body, advocated for the government to instead maintain the long-standing policy of low density and low rise construction in tourism areas.
What is known is that a resolution was issued in October 2017 that changes the land use norms for Playa Macao, in Punta Cana to authorize high rises of 22 levels with 77 meters of height.
Why change what has been a successful model and has been the base of the creation of the most successful tourism destination in the Caribbean, asks the organization, in a press release.
The organization says that evidence of the success of the low density (no more than 40 rooms per hectares) and low height (five levels) model is that international hotel chains have replicated this in their developments in Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Panama and Mediterranean destinations.
21 December 2017
