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11-27-2008, 03:20 PM
Haydee Rainieri says the National Association of Hotels & Restaurants that she presides backs the construction of the Coral Highway that would cut traveling time from San Pedro de Macoris to the east. She described the current roads leading to the Punta Cana area as "hellish". We all agree that not just the Coral Highway but all roads that connect airports with tourist areas and with the nearby population are important, Rainieri said when interviewed by Hoy reporters after a meeting at the Ministry of Labor. She accepted that there has been a slow down in international arrivals.
Rainieri downplayed the impact of the global crisis on the local tourism sector. "The tourism industry is solid, strong, it is well known, we have many years in business", she said, explaining that there is no crisis, and that the decline in tourist arrivals is manageable. She said hotels have begun to cut spending, to prepare to wait out the slump. Rainieri added that other measures would be to improve the competitiveness of the Dominican tourism product, roads, staff training, and to reinforce tourism promotion abroad and in new markets such as Russia, Brazil, Argentina and the Czech Republic that have posted good arrival numbers. She concluded by saying that she felt that this was a temporary situation that will be overcome.
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Rainieri downplayed the impact of the global crisis on the local tourism sector. "The tourism industry is solid, strong, it is well known, we have many years in business", she said, explaining that there is no crisis, and that the decline in tourist arrivals is manageable. She said hotels have begun to cut spending, to prepare to wait out the slump. Rainieri added that other measures would be to improve the competitiveness of the Dominican tourism product, roads, staff training, and to reinforce tourism promotion abroad and in new markets such as Russia, Brazil, Argentina and the Czech Republic that have posted good arrival numbers. She concluded by saying that she felt that this was a temporary situation that will be overcome.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)