SANTO DOMINGO. - Banco BHD announced the strengthening of its value proposition for the tourism sector during the twenty-fifth Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2025 fair, recently held in Punta Cana.
At the meeting promoting hotel development and investments in the Dominican Republic, the financial institution provided details of the projects with which it seeks to contribute to the diversification of the hotel offering and the development of the tourism ecosystem in the country.
Guillermo Méndez, Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Banking, stated that "Banco BHD maintains its commitment to supporting tourism, one of the pillars that drives the Dominican economy and at the same time an engine of development for communities because it allows the integration of an important value chain.".
He said that the bank offers its clients a value proposition of products and services specialized in tourism, including payments, collections, liquidity management, investments, business credit cards and digital channels such as Business Internet Banking.
He also mentioned structured financing, capital raising advice, sale and leaseback, capital market resource management, and support in mergers and acquisitions.
Among the new developments announced at DATE 2025, Ariel Pérez, Vice President of the Tourism and Related Services Sector, elaborated that two projects financed by the bank will begin operations this year: W Punta Cana and Hyatt Vivid. He also noted that the bank recently approved financing for other business-class hotels, such as the DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Punta Cana.
Andrés Abbott, Ariel Pérez, Guillermo Méndez and Pedro Ávila. (EXTERNAL SOURCE).
Real estate sector
The executive explained that in the real estate sector, the entity approved financing exceeding RD$1.8 billion, which supports other projects representing a combined investment of over RD$4.2 billion. These initiatives are focused on meeting the growing housing demand in the eastern region of the country.
Executive Ariel Pérez indicated that these projects also "respond to the needs of the growing corporate and events segment.".
“Our reach encompasses the entire tourism sector ecosystem in our country, allowing us to contribute to making this industry increasingly sustainable. Furthermore, our value proposition integrates the products and services of the companies within the BHD Financial Center,” said Pérez.
During the DATE 2025 event, executives participated in various meetings relevant to the tourism industry.
