The investment in these projects exceeds 500 million dollars, which would generate more than three thousand jobs in the country.
Archipelago International, Southeast Asia's largest privately owned hotel management group, based in Indonesia, announced that it will open four hotels and condo-tels in the Dominican Republic within a year, adding more than 600 rooms to the tourist offering.
“Over the next twelve months, we will open four hotels and condo-tels in the Dominican Republic. These are Reserva Real by Harper, Punta Cana, with 187 rooms; Aston Rubí City Suites, Santo Domingo, with 179 rooms; Grand Aston Punta Cana Beach Resort & Spa, with 170 rooms; and Aston Bocettos City Suites, Santo Domingo, with 126 rooms,” stated José Luis Leonardo, Vice President of the Americas for the Group.
He explained that since the opening of the first resort in the region in 2019, the Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach Resort & Spa, located in Cuba, the company has grown exponentially to have five hotels and 3,242 rooms in operation in 2024. He said that based on their "excellent results", they are going to expand their projection in the Caribbean region.
The business group inaugurated its new corporate office last Tuesday in The Village, Punta Cana, La Altagracia province, as part of its expansion strategy in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Gerard Byrne, CEO of the firm, said that since the group's formation 27 years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia, to its current management, it has accumulated more than 270 hotels in operation (45,000 rooms) and a development portfolio of more than 80 (16,000 rooms) on five continents and in 15 countries, including the Dominican Republic.
“The government of the Dominican Republic has demonstrated commendable dedication to fostering a favorable economic and business climate that promotes growth in the travel and tourism sector. This commitment greatly influenced our decision to establish our second regional corporate office in Punta Cana. Furthermore, to enhance our operational capabilities, we are planning new corporate offices in Santo Domingo and Playa del Carmen, Mexico,” Byrne explained.
The investment in these projects exceeds 500 million dollars, which would generate more than three thousand jobs in the country.
The first one of these hotels will open in August 2024, and the remaining hotels will be put into operation every three months for the next two years.
