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T<\/SPAN>he Director General of the ITB in Berlin, site of the world\u2019s most important annual tourism event, praised the Dominican Republic\u2019s efficient strategy of diversification, promotion and infrastructure building. \u201cWe applaud the diversification strategy coupled with the ongoing infrastructure development being put into place in a realistic, brave and visionary manner,\u201d by the Dominican Secretary of State for Tourism (SECTUR), said David Ruetz in his speech at the inauguration of the 20th Annual Caribbean Tourism Exchange. <\/P> We applaud the diversification strategy coupled with the ongoing infrastructure development being put into place in a realistic, brave and visionary manner,\u201d <\/P> Through the Executive Committee of Infrastructure for Tourism Areas (CEIZTUR) \u2013 without including other state institutions such as Public Works \u2013 they are responsible for building roads and other infrastructure projects worth nearly RD$3 billion pesos in tourism areas around the country, according to a SECTUR press release. Ruetz, who presides over the prestigious company, Messe Berlin, added that \u201cto harvest the fruit of these investments, there is one possibility: continue with the same strategy,\u201d in that, he pointed out \u201cany new direction will be counterproductive or even fatal, as has been demonstrated, for the potential of tourism.\u201d President of the BTC (Caribbean Tourism Exchange), Luis Felipe Aquino, stressed that ongoing projects will have an enormous impact in the capital, including the Cruise Ship Terminal, the Santo Domingo Metro, the remodeling of the Malecon and nearby parks and plazas (to be implemented by the Town Council of the capital) as well as the Convention Center. A feasibility study for the latter will begin next month. These construction projects are changing \u201cthe urban landscape of the city, making it not just a business destination but also a cultural and cruise ship stop\u201d with excellent perspective, said Mr. Aquino who is also the Secretary of the Confederation of Latin American Tourism Organizations (COTAL). The main speech of the night was given by Tourism Minister F\u00e9lix Jim\u00e9nez who pointed to the country\u2019s nearly $400 million US dollar investment in the Santo Domingo Port which, in addition to a new terminal, also includes the building of hotels, a marina, shopping malls and other attractions. He referred to the important role the BTC has played in diversifying and increasing the tourism market in the Dominican Republic, above all, from countries such as Ecuador y Peru. The inauguration was attended by hundreds of people connected to the tourism industry, delegations from various countries and members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited in the country. The annual BTC meeting, which ends on Wednesday, took place in the Jaragua Hotel & Casino of Santo Domingo. This edition of the meeting looked closely at the specialized areas of cruise ships and tourism package deals as well as conducted conferences and seminars directed toward tourism and hotel sectors. Travel agents and tour operators from Central and South America and the Caribbean participated. The principal objective of the BTC includes the promotion and expansion of tourism companies and regional travel businesses with tour operators from around the world. The table of honor was presided over by Eduardo Reple, General Manager of the Hotel Renaissance Jaragua; Luisa Mar\u00eda de Aquino, Executive Director of the BTC ; Roberto Henr\u00edquez, President of the Association of Hotels of Santo Domingo; Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez, Commercial Director of Pro Export of Colombia and Luis Callej\u00f3n, Director of the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions Costa del Sol Torremolinos, in M\u00e1laga. The moderator of the lively activity was the animator Rodolfo Espinal. David Ruetz, F\u00e9lix Jim\u00e9nez and Luis Felipe Aquin <\/P><\/TD><\/TR> Tourism Diversification Praised The Director General of the ITB in Berlin, site of the world\u2019s most important annual tourism event, praised the Dominican Republic\u2019s efficient strategy of diversification, promotion and infrastructure building. \u201cWe applaud the diversification strategy coupled with the ongoing infrastructure development being put into place in a realistic, brave and visionary manner,\u201d by … Continue reading “Tourism Diversification Praised”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nDate of Publication: April 23, 2008 <\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"