{"id":2871,"date":"2009-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2009-03-28T09:06:34","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T05:06:34","slug":"noti1502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti1502\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic to Open Tourism Promotion Office in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"



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\n		Dominican Republic to Open Tourism Promotion Office in Dubai<\/STRONG>
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T<\/SPAN>he Ministry of Tourism announced that it would open a tourism promotion office in Dubai and that the office will work with several of the surrounding countries in a bid to encourage tourism and business investments in the Dominican Republic. <\/P>
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“They\u2019ve already visited the country for a week and made a tour by air and by land to the major investment areas they will be promoting in Dubai,\u201d <\/P>
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Francisco Javier Garc\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez indicated that there are already investors interested in the Dominican Republic who are looking to put money into developing the southern part of the country, an area he referred to as blessed by God given its diversity of natural resources. <\/P>
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Presiding over an activity with people from various fields in Barahona, Garc\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez said the Tourism Ministry offered a company from Dubai the necessary facilities to attract investors from his country and others nearby who would be interested in investing in the DR. <\/P>
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“They\u2019ve already visited the country for a week and made a tour by air and by land to the major investment areas they will be promoting in Dubai,\u201d he said.  <\/P>
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He explained that technicians from Dubai and Washington drew up a development plan for the DR and that it will be on display in the new Dominican tourism office once opened in Dubai. The idea is to motivate business investment from Dubai in the DR.  <\/P>
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“In this proposal, we have asked them to prioritize the southern region of the country in an effort to put into effect the master plan which involves directing investment toward the south of the country,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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The Potential of the South<\/STRONG><\/P>
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Garc\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez stressed that the southern region has diverse natural potential which has endowed it with charming landscapes unlike anything else in the country\u2019s east, north or northeast. <\/P>
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“The potential of this zone is extraordinary. When someone visits this area, it is enough that they just see how beautiful it is with their own eyes. However, it is necessary to assume the development commitment for the area. This is something that all of us must do,\u201d he explained. <\/P>
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He added that \u201cwe are going to assume this [commitment] and when I say that it is to let you all know that I have spoken with President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez and I want you also to know we are going to follow up day after day on what we have begun here.\u201d<\/P>
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He said the promise is to convert the south of the country into a new tourism zone, something that cannot be stopped. <\/P>
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“We must begin in Barahona and for that we need to take a decision. Here is the tourism potential the Dominican Republic needs to complement what the country already has in tourism terms. We have to be clear on one thing, this issue has to be seriously tackled,\u201d he said. <\/P>
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He added that Barahona has the most diversity that a tourist with an adventurous spirit could want; a tourist who leaves home to have new experiences. \u201cHere there is an extraordinary diversity which no other region in the country possesses.\u201d<\/P>
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The Meeting <\/STRONG><\/P>
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Garc\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez met on Friday morning with the main organizations, public and private as well as international and national social groups specifically to announce the government\u2019s intention, through the Tourism Ministry (SECTUR), to support the development of the Southern part of the country as a tourism zone.  <\/P>
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The meeting was held in the Costa Larimar Hotel and was attended by Hed\u00ed Mateo V\u00e1squez, governor of the province, Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, President of Asonahores;  congress people Ruddy M\u00e9ndez and  Roberto Feliz; Iris Matos, President of the Capital Building of the Municipal Town Hall of Barahona, in addition to SECTUR officials. <\/P>
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At the meeting, Garc\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez received the Strategic Development Plan for Barahona, designed by the Japanese Agency of International Development (JICA) from Michio Ohashi and Julio Cesar Ozorio.
 
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JICA Technicians Julio Cesar Ozorio and Michio Ohashi give the Strategic Development Plan for Barahona to Francisco Javier Garc\u00eda. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/A><\/TD>
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Mateo V\u00e1squez, Governor of Barahona; Francisco Javier Garc\u00eda, Tourism Minister; Jos\u00e9 Santana, deputy tourism minister for the Southern region and Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, President of Asonahores. <\/SPAN>.<\/SPAN><\/A><\/TD>
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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garc\u00eda talks about SECTUR\u2019s plans for the Southern region of the country. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/A><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE>
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\n		Date of Actualization: March 29, 2009<\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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