Puerto Plata prepares for a promising high season

Within the framework of the celebration of World Tourism Day, the Puerto Plata Destination Tourism Cluster (CTDPP) and the Mayor's Office of the municipality of San Felipe de Puerto Plata held a public-private meeting with a broad representation of competent authorities from the sector, to follow up on the organization issues of the city, previously identified for the next high season of tourism in which more than 300 cruise ships are expected.

It was explained that, in the month of October, the Cluster, together with the Mayor's Office and the National Institute of Professional Technical Training (INFOTEP), will carry out an awareness program, which will consist of a series of training days to train residents of the sectors with the highest incidence in tourist activity; and also training actions for community managers so that they are multipliers of the message and can give continuity to the mission.
 
This work session was positively valued by all the participants, since it has allowed reinforcing the destination's development intentions shared by both the public and private sectors with an impact on the tourism value chain. They established that on Wednesday, October 5, they will meet again to report on the progress made to that date.

The meeting was held in the Great Hall of Ocean World, was headed by Birgitt Heinsen, president of the Tourism Cluster, and by Mayor Diomede García, was coordinated by Ambra Attus, executive director of the Cluster, and the Vice Mayor Kenya de León participated. ; Luis Andruval, Director of Urban Planning; José Ramón Valbuena Valdez, Legal Consultant of the Municipal Council of Puerto Plata; Basilio González, regional director of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications; Colonel Juana Yudelka Almonte Martínez, director of the General Directorate of Land Traffic Safety in this province (DIGESETT); Domingo Vásquez, provincial coordinator of INTRANT; Captain Miguel Ángel Gerónimo, from Politur; Atahualpa Paulino, director of the Puerto Plata Cable Car.

Stefan Meister, owner of Ocean World, and Andreina Ortiz, director of business development; for Ashonorte, Carlos Rodolí, its president and Kathy Morillo, executive director; Juan Pablo Gonzalez, technical director of the Chamber of Commerce; Sharon Mei, manager of the Amber Cove port; Anidelfi Rolffot, Manager of Corporate Tourism Businesses of the North Zone of Banco de Reservas; Juan José García, manager of My Travel Solutions; Antony González, manager of Nature River Park; Claudia Montes, for the San Felipe Market; Minnie Malea by W2M Dominicana.

Oscar Núñez, president of the Federation of Neighborhood Councils; Sabina de la Rosa, president of the National Federation of Motorists, North Regional section; Denis Lantigua, for the Association of Artisans of Puerto Plata and the Neighborhood Council of the Historic Center; and by the Tourism Cluster Communications Department, Anny Mariel Gómez.