Santo Domingo.- The tourism industry continues its consolidation as “the economy’s freight train,” thanks to the Government policies assumed by the private sector, including a new ad campaign abroad titled “Dominican Republic has it all.”

Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia said since mid 2008 Tourism applied four pillars to define its work policy: “attract new investments, bolster and expand internal destinations, motor sustainable tourism and maintain the harmony and collaboration among the sector’s members.

In a statement, Garcia said the Government maintains a special interest in the integral development of those strategies because tourism continues being the country’s top currency provider, and noted the participation in international tourism fairs including Fitur, in Madrid, ITB Berlin and Top Resa, in France.

He affirmed that local programs seek to recover and develop value tourist sites, by providing the needed structural repairs for optimal yield, such as new access roads and constant vigilance to guarantee the visitors’ safety. “The reach for the objectives has materialized based on a climate of harmony and cooperation between the authorities, the hoteliers, investors and tour operators.”