SANTO DOMINGO. – DATE 2023, one of the most important tourism promotion events in the country, will have greater participation in this year's edition than in previous years, already integrating important national and international hotel chains that will be present for the first time at the exhibition.
Asonahores, the Dominican Republic Hotel and Tourism Association, will stage the twenty-third edition of the traditional “Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange”, DATE, from April 26 to 28, at the Barceló Bávaro Convention Center, Punta Cana.
“We have integrated new actors into the dynamics of carrying out activities that, together with the headquarters, will offer an ideal space for the meetings to be scheduled,” declared Andrés Marranzini, executive vice president of Asonahores.
He explained that the increase in brands corresponds to the joint effort between sectors, where the Ministry of Tourism coordinates actions with the tourism promotion offices aimed at the participation of the different markets and the international projection of the country.
DATE has scheduled business meetings, press conferences and focused activities, including the Dominican night, which will take place on April 27, at the recently opened Katmandu Punta Cana theme park.
Asonahores asserts that DATE is the most important tourism promotion fair for the Dominican Republic in the country and the Caribbean.
Marranzini maintains that the fair is the stage where the main source markets of the industry meet with the hotel sector and the local complementary offer and that the event focuses on promoting the Dominican tourism product to increase the flow of tourists, and continue contributing to the recovery of the national economy.
“DATE is one of several events organized by Asonahores, which reiterates our strong commitment to contributing to the growth of tourism and the development of the Dominican economy,” he commented.
"We are promoting the country as a key tourist destination throughout the region, and at the same time we are driving expansion and investment in the sector, both national and foreign," he said.
About DATE
The Dominican Republic Annual Tourism Exchange DATE is the leading event for marketing the Dominican Republic's tourism product, where important negotiations take place annually between travel agents, tour operators, specialized groups and the main suppliers of the national tourism sector.
Since 1999, it has revolved around a fruitful agenda of planned negotiations between foreign buyers and local suppliers, with the aim of extending the national tourism offer to important source markets.
