More tourism projects on the way
The Tourism Development Board (Confotur) of the Ministry of Tourism announced that eight tourism development projects, calling for an investment of US$467.5 million, were recently approved. They authorized 2,212 additional hotel rooms. Developments approved involve hotels, aparthotels, residences and condos in La Altagracia (Punta Cana) and El Seibo (Miches) in the east, Puerto Plata in the north, Samaná in the northeast, and Santo Domingo, the central capital city.
So far in 2019, Confotur has approved 33 tourism initiatives, an investment of US$2.86 billion, and 14,669 new accommodation units.
Investors come from Panama, the United States, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, France, Argentina and the Dominican Republic.
Among the larger projects approved by Confotur in 2019 are:
Perla del Sur in La Cienaga, Barahona with 955 rooms
Melia Caribe Tropical expansion with 1,056 rooms in Bavaro
Macao Alto Resort with 2,153 rooms in Macao, in northern Punta Cana
Hotel Finest Punta Cana with 455 rooms
Los Corales Blue Resort with 551 rooms
Others on the list of new developments are Club Med Miches, Azul Sensatori, Hyatt Cap Cana, Excellence El Carmen.
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