NewsWhore
11-07-2006, 04:30 PM
Dominican engineering companies are building many of the new hotels under construction in the Caribbean as they export innovative construction technologies, as reported in Hoy newspaper. Asonahores president Luis Rafael Lopez,says that Dominican engineers are building 3,000 of 5,000 new hotel rooms in Jamaica. The DR is the Caribbean nation with the most hotel rooms, at more than 60,000, most built by Dominican companies.
On another note Lopez also points out that many European and American retirees could choose the DR as a retirement destination and that there has been a recent boom in real estate. Lopez said that tourism is evolving because tourists are making the country their second home. He said this presents a challenge for the DR to improve on medical plans available to the foreigners and security and safety.
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On another note Lopez also points out that many European and American retirees could choose the DR as a retirement destination and that there has been a recent boom in real estate. Lopez said that tourism is evolving because tourists are making the country their second home. He said this presents a challenge for the DR to improve on medical plans available to the foreigners and security and safety.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)