While opening the25th edition of Expoturismo, Minister David Collado announced its commitment to turn Santiago into the great tourist destination of the northern region of the country.
Collado, which attended At the opening of the event in the company of his work team from the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) and in the Tourism Cabinet, he received arecognition from the organizers of the fair and the Santiago Tourist Destination Cluster for their efficient management at the head of the ministry and for promoting the recovery of the sector in the midst of the pandemic.
The official proposed the creation of a tourism development plan for Santiago to bring together the Heart Cityall the potential of tourist attractions that the region has together with the joy and warmth of its people.
that, “having concentrated on the recovery of our sun and beach tourism through Punta Cana, where 50% of all foreigners arriving in the country arrive, now we have to deal with the essence, of beauty, our culture, our people and all that Santiago and all of Cibao have.”
As part of the plans to promote tourism in this city, Minister Collado announced the contribution of RD$50 million for the promotion abroad of the attractions available to the city of Corazon.
Collado invited Mayor Abel Martínez, together with Mitur and the Clúster, draw up a joint tourism development plan for Santiago.
“ We are going to develop a joint work plan and the Ministry of Tourism is going to put RD$50 million on the table to promote the city of Santiago internationally,” he announced. Collado after thanking the recognition.
Valued; that what has been done with the recovery of tourism has been “something transcendental and spectacular” and that it has been the result “of what happens when Dominicans come together and embrace an issue such as tourism.