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It increases the number of Italian tourists to the country
posted on: Jan 27 2012 8:54 by RDugey. Viewed 14 times.
Although the economic crisis continued hitting the European Union in 2011, for the Dominican tourism from Italy was a year of recovery, to achieve a growth of more than 5% in her comes from tourists and more than three years of decline from 2007 to 2010.
A report by the Ministry of tourism provides a total of 99,822 tourists managed to overcome the 94,952 2010, which meant a reprieve for Dominican Republic which had seen decline the arrival of tourists in 2008, 2009 and 2010 the crisis economic.
For the Director of the Office of tourism promotion in Italy, Neyda García, the work developed during the past year produced its results, and begin to recover the market hoped that by 2012 obtained higher numbers and back or exceed those of 2007.
"We are satisfied the results with which ended the year." I believe that the programme that we implemented is bearing fruit and will continue u000adeveloping our advocacy efforts and contact with tour operators to exceed that goal in 2012 ", said the Director of the OPT.
The activities developed in Italian territory include presentations of the country to travel agents and major tour operators, participation in tourism fairs as the BIT TTG Incontri Workshop for journalists, and in five shopping malls in the North of Milan and advertising in the subway from Milan.
"The interest of the presentations of tour operators & travel agents is so they know fully the deals from Dominican Republic, which is not confined to the Sun and beach;" "we have the organic part, the colonial city, sports tourism, mountain and all the progress that today is our country," said the official.
From 16 to 19 February the fair BIT of Milan, the most important in Italy is celebrated and where Dominican Republic has already u000aensured his participation.
"Since December of last year started to send invitations to the private sector and to coordinate all the logistics in place;" "the official Dominican delegation confirms in recent weeks is enough time to prepare for his reception", confirmed Neyda García.
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