Madrid, Spain. Tourism Minister David Collado began his first international promotional presentation of the year in Europe here, where he said that the Dominican Republic is committed to diversifying its tourism sector and increasing air connectivity.
In his first roadshow of 2026 in Europe, Collado presented the beautiful and diverse tourism offering of the Dominican Republic to 700 travel agents, tour operators and other actors in the sector.
“We don’t sell a country, we sell a wonderful experience,” Collado said.
He stated that his new strategy is to continue recovering the European market, which last year contributed 1.025 million visitors to that Caribbean nation.
He assured that he will continue working tirelessly to ensure that the Dominican Republic remains the favorite long-distance destination for Europeans.
He stated that he is working to increase the number of seats and flight frequencies from Europe.
Minister Collado's first roadshow of the year in the Spanish capital took place on the eve of the 46th edition of the FITUR tourism fair, which begins this Wednesday and will run until Sunday.
This time, the Dominican Republic has a large representation of more than 60 co-exhibitors and the presence of the country's main commercial banks.
“This year we project closing negotiations for more than $4 million by the end of the fair,” predicted Minister Collado.
