{"id":236025,"date":"2025-05-20T05:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=236025"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:22:22","slug":"david-collado-and-alex-rodriguez-announce-us1-billion-playa-grande-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/05\/20\/david-collado-and-alex-rodriguez-announce-us1-billion-playa-grande-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"David Collado and Alex Rodriguez announce US$1 billion Playa Grande investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236081\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario-1536x1015.png 1536w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/David-Collado-y-Alex-Jimenez-Playa-Grande-Listin-Diario.png 1586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism Minister David Collado and former MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez jointly announced on Monday, 19 May 2025 a massive luxury tourism investment exceeding US$1 billion at the Playa Grande complex in Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez province, on the northern coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambitious project will introduce new hotel accommodations and residential properties as part of an initial ultra-luxury development phase. Collado emphasized that this significant investment underscores the private sector&#8217;s strong confidence in the Dominican Republic and its commitment to developing new niche markets within the national tourism landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This investment is an unprecedented initiative for our country that will bring extraordinary development to our nation&#8217;s luxury tourism sector, as well as to the northern region and the communities of R\u00edo San Juan and Cabrera,&#8221; Collado stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriguez, also a prominent businessman, affirmed that the Playa Grande project, with its new offerings designed for both Amanera and Discovery brands, will create an ideal investment climate for tourism development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I love the Dominican Republic; it&#8217;s my country,&#8221; Rodriguez said. &#8220;To be able to participate in such an iconic project that will attract the world&#8217;s most influential people to come to the DR and enjoy the exclusivity that Playa Grande offers, along with the warmth and great atmosphere provided by Dominicans, is truly special.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriguez has played for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/listindiario.com\/la-republica\/20250519\/david-collado-alex-rodriguez-anuncian-inversion-mil-millones-dolares-playa-grande_858398.html\">Listin Diario <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 May 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism Minister David Collado and former MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez jointly announced on Monday, 19 May 2025 a massive luxury tourism investment exceeding US$1 billion at the Playa Grande complex in Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez province, on the northern coast. 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