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Most visitors came with the specific idea of planning their vacations to the Dominican Republic for this year, 2010.<BR><BR>Samanda Fersobe, Director of the Office of Tourism Promotion (OPT) for the Dominican Republic in Brussels, said the Salon de Vacances is open to the general public. It is a tourism fair in which the DR has been participating since 2001. <BR><BR>Fair organizers estimate that more than 105,000 visitors will attend this year\u2019s 2010 fair during the course of five days. It is open from 10 am to 6 pm. <\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>At least 800 exhibitors are participating in this event between those working in tourism offices, as tour operators, in travel agents, air lines, hotel and restaurant representatives, tourism service companies and other related businesses.<BR><BR>The Fair, focused on the general public, has warmly welcomed the Dominican Republic. The Dominican stand has people stopping by its stand from all walks of life, middle to upper classes. <BR><BR>\u201cThe demand for information has been extraordinary. We\u2019ve distributed a considerable amount of promotional material as many people at the fair have stopped by to visit our stand and gather information. This indicates to us that there is a lot of interest in the DR as a tourism destination in this market,\u201d said Fersobe.<BR><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"Dominican Republic Shows Off Caribbean Culture in Brussels &#13;&#10;\" src=\"\/Portal\/noticias\/feriabel_500.jpg\" width=500 height=332><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>Visitors seeking information to help them plan their vacations to the Dominican Republic. <BR><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"Dominican Republic Shows Off Caribbean Culture in Brussels&#13;&#10;\" src=\"\/Portal\/noticias\/feriabel1_500.jpg\" width=500 height=506><\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>Loris Brea and F\u00e9lix Vargas doing a merengue exhibition at the Dominican stand.<BR><BR><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"Dominican Republic Shows Off Caribbean Culture in Brussels &#13;&#10;\" src=\"\/Portal\/noticias\/feriabel2_500.jpg\" width=500 height=332><\/P><br \/>\n<P>Gina Mercedes, looks at some of the food enjoyed by visitors as the Dominican stand in Salon des Vacances.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD class=texto vAlign=top align=right><EM>Date of Publication : February 13, 2010<\/EM><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominican Republic Shows Off Caribbean Culture in BrusselsWith an impressive display of Caribbean culture, the Dominican Republic had an excellent showing at the Tourism Fair Salon des Vacances in Brussels, Belgian where thousands of visitors stopped by the Dominican stand at the Brussels Exhibition Center. 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