The minister of the presidency, Lisandro Macarrulla, highlighted the importance of creating the conditions for nautical tourism in the Dominican Republic to flourish to its full potential.
“We must try, in some way, to ensure that The experience of having a boat in this country is pleasant, and that is not achieved if there is no qualified workforce, a properly maintained marina and the necessary security . There are many things that we have to create”, he indicated.
The minister spoke during his attendance at the discussion “La Dolce Vita in the DR: Development of the nautical industry and its infrastructure”, in which experts spoke about the conditions that the country has to develop this branch of tourism.
Of the 7,000 ships a year that sail along the north coast, only 800 can stop at one of the seven mooring points that meet the physical characteristics for boats for recreation.
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In total, the country has 2,300 mooring points. Each pleasure yacht that stops in Dominican territory leaves approximately US$8,000 per month for current expenses, to which maintenance, insurance and employees are added, the experts detailed during the activity.
Disposition
that from the Government is in all the disposition to develop this type of business in the country.