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London. - The Tourism Ministry plans to open new tourism promotion offices in the country and several United States cities, said Monday in this city the minister Francisco Javier Garcia.

The official made the announcement at the start of the World Travel and Tourism Market being held until Thursday, and which gathers thousands of the industry’s leaders are.

Garcia said Tourism offices would open in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando and Boston, and recently opened offices in the Czech Republic, to cover Hungary and Poland; and in Sweden, for the Scandinavian countries and Austria.

The Tourism chief said the opening of those offices during his 14 month tenure is part of the Government’s plans to bolster the country’s promotion in the traditional markets.

In a statement Garcia said the Dominican Republic is forced to diversify its markets to secure a higher flow of tourists and cover the current hotel supply, of around 70,000 rooms.

He said promotion offices were opened in those U.S. because of their high potential of tourists.

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Written by: Blutarsky, 10 Nov 2009 9:38 AM
From: United States, Faber College Double Secret Probation
who were the suck ups that get sent to Las Vegas and Orlando I suppose they were sent to poach at other countries tourist conventions ....good idea
Written by: VeronicaDR, 10 Nov 2009 10:38 AM
From: United States
Be careful putting the DR in the spotlight for tourism as promoting in the US allows everyone the right to hear the truth about the things that go on in our country. We don't get a lot of mainstreem press but if we push things we might see more. More press is usually a bad idea since we can't help but look foolish to the international community.
Written by: xwill7, 10 Nov 2009 3:23 PM
From: United States, Chicago
orlando and las vegas... two of the cities hit the hardest by the economic decline.
Written by: jeffreyb, 10 Nov 2009 3:38 PM
From: United States
wat no office in Detroit ?
Written by: danny00, 10 Nov 2009 6:25 PM
From: United States
x will YOUR right again.....IN orlando really bad..... so many MAJOR CAR DEALSHIPS CLOSED THEIR DOORS..... its sad when u go though this area.... dont know how many tourists they will find up their...all these HUGH BUILDINGS ARE VACANT....
maybe THEY CAN GET MICKEY MOUSE TO VIST?......
Written by: glomarexplorer, 10 Nov 2009 9:17 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Suddenly, the nepotic floodgates have been thrown wide open and many have been swept by the ensuing current.

Soon, the usual well-connected will populate the newly opened tourism offices in those chosen places, with non-commensurate high incomes and expense accounts-all riding on the backs and foreheads of hard-working Dominicans. The main tasks of these individuals will not necessarily be to promote tourism but, rather, to assure the uninterrupted importation of high-end Yipetas.

This is all so unnecessary, especially in this era of the Internet and advanced and high speed communication. I don't believe this would be best way to spend our money,but maybe it beats the METRO.
Written by: xwill7, 11 Nov 2009 11:52 AM
From: United States, Chicago
atlanta and boston are good because they have non stop flights and more jobs. I wonder why vegas? Is it to support the CA market? It will be hard to compete with Mexico in the west coast. DR will be a long flight for them.
danny,
You can find mikey mouse homeless under a bridge in Orlando.lol
Written by: Ajmass09, 11 Nov 2009 6:39 PM
From: United States
The DR needs more tourism. It would help the local economy and the people. I don't understand Las Vegas and Orlando though.
Written by: glomarexplorer, 11 Nov 2009 10:51 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Yeah, right, DR needs more tourism! I hardly think there is a sufficient number of all inclusive resorts-which mostly benefit foreign investors.

Let's have a revolutionary paradigm shift when it comes to tourism. Let's really promote DR's abundant attributes and get tourist outside of their compounds to mingle with locals and sample culture and drop a few dollar on local economy. That would be win/win situation and correct thing to do.

No more all inclusive resorts.....they really don't help DR. Tourist don't know or care where they are, and by time they come home and sober up, they would probably believe they were in Jamaica. Heck, possibly no Spanish was spoken at the resort; there was no bachata dancing, and they probably never sampled a good moro or locrio. How sad!
Written by: abc200, 13 Nov 2009 11:21 AM
From: United Kingdom
Amerians love to get away from Las Vagas. Those that have had week-end flights there from Detroit etc. and have a big win - as always happens in Vagas - can choose a girl and take her on a couple of months relaxation in the DR. Of course they will get lucky at the casinos in SD and buy a nice villa here. No of course there should be an office Vegas to entice the big winners - and indeed organize side-trips for the Vegas punters in their private jets.
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