1996News

Import quotas will punish Dominican consumers

The economists Andres and Elizabeth Dauhajre maintain that the Dominican government’s decision to seek import quotas on 8 agricultural items will not help the local farmers to become more efficient. They also believe that such quotas will force consumers to pay prices that are significantly higher than those prevailing in international markets for these foodstuffs. …
1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Tourism representatives in all D.R embassies

Speaking in Puerto Plata last week, the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano presidential candidate, José Francisco Peña Gómez, said that if he wins the election he will create a Consejo Nacional Turístico. The politician also said he would appoint tourism representatives to all the Dominican embassies abroad, and provide them with the resources necessary to promote travel …
1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Asonahores statistics

In its business section, the newspaper Hoy reports on statistics issued by the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores) on 1995 figures for the tourism industry. The newpaper confirms that tourism is the principal hard currency producer for the Dominican economy. The tourist industry made a significant contribution to the nation’s well-being. In 1995 the …