The Ministry of Tourism celebrated its annual Florida road show on 3 April 2025, congregating travel business people from all around the Americas to talk about selling Dominican tourism products and services. The annual Miami roadshow created under the Ministry of David Collado has evolved into the most important vendor for Dominican tourism of leading international travel shows. The difference, Minister of Tourism David Collado points out, is that people there are talking Dominican vacations.
In its second edition, the Dominican Republic Tradeshow, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, served as a platform to promote tourism, conduct business, and elevate the country’s profile among industry leaders and a diverse audience of travelers. The event kicked off with the traditional roadshow, where the Minister of Tourism shared detailed information about the country’s history, growing tourism landscape, and various attractions.
The event followed the Miami Open, the leading tennis event sponsored this year by the Dominican Ministry of Tourism.
The Minister of Tourism David Collado said the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami on 3 April 2025 saw around 1,600 business to business meetings and was attended by more than 90 tourism companies, making it the most attended of all international events. The promotion for the event had mentioned the participation of over 500 travel advisors and 70 co-exhibitors. The location of Miami is especially attractive to South American travel vendors who took advantage of the event for other contacts, too.
In the official press release on the event, the Dominican Republic Tourism Tradeshow welcomed over 500 travel agents from North America and Latin America, as well as over 70 co-exhibitors, including Puntacana Resort & Club, Casa De Campo, Cap Cana, Marriott, Sky High Dominicana, Hodelpa Hotels & Resorts, Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Inclusive Collection, Playa Hotels & Resorts, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Banco Popular Dominicano, Banreservas, Majestic Resorts, and Runners Adventures, among others.
Among the international partners who attended were Expedia, Hopper, Air Canada, Westjet, Transat Tours Canada Inc, Northstar Travel Group, Cruise Planner, Travel Planners Intl, Travel + Leisure, PGA Tour Media, Voyages En Direct, Trip Voyage / Trip Central, Travel Brands Canada, Viajes El Corte Ingles Latam, Rcd Hoteles, Despegar.com, Destination Weddings, Virtuoso, Jetblue, etc.
The Americas market represents 85 out of every 100 airline arrivals to the Dominican Republic and has been instrumental in post-pandemic growth. Attendees hailed from Canada, the United States, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Mexico. The event facilitated over 1,000 business meetings, resulting in the signing of 41 agreements between airlines and tour operators.
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8 April 2025