ASONAHORES DATE 2019 officially opens their doors today
The event is held at the Blue Mall of Punta Cana until March 28 and brings together the main Dominican companies and destinations with 742 international delegates
The XXth edition of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, DATE 2019, the most important event to promote the Dominican tourist offer, organized by the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), begins this Tuesday, March 26, and extends until Thursday, the 28th.
DATE 2019, has as its main sponsor the Ministry of Tourism and is developed for the first time at BlueMall Puntacana with the participation of more than 140 companies distributed in an area of more than 3,000 square meters.
Participate 119 exhibitors between travel agents, tour operators, airline representatives, hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, tourism cluster, regional hotel associations and medical centers that are buyers and suppliers of the Dominican Republic's tourism sector, have already set 1,382 commercial appointments to exchange business.
There will be 742 international delegates representing the markets of the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Panama, Mexico, Spain, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Argentina and Germany.
The inaugural cocktail will be at seven in the evening and the words of welcome will be in charge of Paola Rainieri de Díaz, president of Asonahores. The activity will be at The Grand Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real de Meliá Hotels International. On Wednesday 28, the Hotel Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort will offer a party to the participants of the fair.
Among the sponsors of DATE 2019 are Aerodom, Algeanova / Education First, American Express, Banco Popular, Banesco, Banreservas, Bluemall Puntacana, Cafe Santo Domingo, Codelpa, Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium, CEPM, Constructora AE, Grayline, BD Travel, Bestday, Grupo Innovis, Grupo Puntacana, Barceló Hotels, Meliá Hotels, Renny travel and Therrestra.
The Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (ASONAHORES) is a non-profit entity that brings together all actors of the country's tourism industry. It carries out actions in front of public and private organizations to promote the development of tourism as one of the fundamental sectors of the economy.