Barahona tourism could grow by 50%

[NewsWhore]

Listin Diario highlighted over the weekend that investment has been slow in coming to the Dominican South and the Southwest that remain practically unexploited for mass tourism. Two laws provide tax incentives to promote tourism in areas in southwestern Azua, Barahona, Bani, and Palenque, but these regions are moving slowly. Jaime Moreno, the tourism advisor to the National Competitive Council, told Listin Diario reporters that the Eco-tourism Cluster in the South is working to create new jobs for Barahona. Approvals are far advanced for the start of a 500-room wellness resort in the province that would almost double room capacity in that scantly populated region. The Maria Montez International Airport is expected to begin to receive international flights by 2009.

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