Yzaguirre believes tourist future of Puerto Plata depends on an integrated effort

Raul Yzaguirre, Ambassador of the United States in the Dominican Republic, said Friday that Puerto Plata tourism has a major challenge and that only with effort integrated public and private sector can be achieved meet all projections for tourism sustainable in the region.

El diplomatic American offered this and other claims in the speech that read as guest of honour of el find business organized by the camera American of trade through his Committee Provincial of port silver. Accompanied him in activity authorities in the area, the House managers and entrepreneurs associated with the subject of analysis.

With the title "Challenges and opportunities for the tourism sector of Puerto Plata", Yzaguirre turned to the audience with enthusiastic encouragement for the future of the region for tourism. "The United States development agency" u000a"International (USAID) and the Embassy have been important partners in the efforts to strengthen the tourism cluster of Puerto Plata, providing technical and financial assistance which aims to help improve the image of Puerto Plata as an interesting tourist destination".

according to the diplomat, the increase recorded in recent times in the number of visitors to the Centre of Puerto Plata and elsewhere "has also increased the number of jobs, sales and income of the economy of the region" said Friday the Ambassador of the United States in the Dominican Republic, Raul Yzaguirre, on the first business meeting of the year organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAMDR) through its Provincial Committee in Puerto Plata.

Yzaguirre excelled as a relevant point for the tourist impact in Puerto Plata the signing of the cooperation agreement with a major cruise company for u000afinance the construction of a port valued at $65 million in the West of the city, whose opening is scheduled for the end of 2013. "The arrival of Carnival could be an agent of transformation for the whole region, with ability to handle hundreds of thousands of cruise ship tourists each year. these tourists spend an average of $90 to $ 100 per day, representing the income to the local economy of tens of millions of dollars annually".

To this added the importance that had hitherto investments carried out in the field of public works. "These major investments include a 2.5 million dollars to improve the health infrastructure of the city, $ 10 million for the reconstruction of the pier of Puerto Plata and funds to renovate the main Boulevard", said the American diplomat to identify this work as one of the great efforts made to u000apromoting the sector in this area of Dominican Republic.

Words of July Brache V.

Prior to the intervention of Ambassador Yzaguirre addressed those present July. V Brache, President of AMCHAMDR. He began his words with references to increase the of the arrival of tourists to the Dominican Republic in 2011, "a 4.7% until November according to the banking information Central". As well as the improvement of the sector in Puerto Plata in recent times. "The press reports realise that hotel occupancy has passed from 34 per cent in December to a 71.3 per cent since the beginning of the month of January".

Brache also cited the good news of the investment of the company Carnival as an investment for optimism. "These and other good news, however, should not blind us." We recognize that, as a country have much tourist potential, above all, if we combine the rational and sustainable use of our natural wealth, of the u000a"Puerto Plata has vast amounts," said the Director of AMCHAMDR.

According to their claims, these possibilities for tourism development "only can become realities if we train our human resources with high quality and concept of service to the customer, if we work strategic and aliadamente in advocacy at the global level, if we know how to innovate in our offer, if we improve our health and education level and if we embark on the path of the avant-garde in terms of infrastructure." "If we make due effort, our reality as a country and destination will be better every day and that will benefit everyone".

El event opening remarks were made by the Director of the Provincial Committee of AMCHAMDR in Puerto Plata, Román Medina Diplan, who extolled the solid relations between the Dominican Republic and the United States, with special relevance of cooperation policies and a u000aconstant flow of investments to our country in different lines of the economy, including tourism. "Also as a result of the work of the Dominican diaspora based in that country and, more recently, the validity of the free trade agreement".

Camilo Brugal, Member of the provincial Committee, finally thanked those present participation in initiatives for the growth of tourism in this region of the country. "We have a great tourism potential and work that has been done in recent years to revive the sector in this area of our Dominican Republic is beginning to bear fruit," he noted.

The business meeting held Friday corresponds to the calendar of activities carried out by AMCHAMDR which promotes the ongoing debate on economic, social and business interest to entrepreneurs Dominicans.

About AMCHAMDR

The u000aAmerican Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic is an organization non-profit that seeks to strengthen the development of trade links between the two countries through the strengthening of free enterprise, investment promotion, community service, the improvement of Government and international relations and service partners. Founded on November 8, 1923, has a membership of more than 2,200 commercial and professional firms distributed in Santo Domingo and 9 offices of provinces located in the cities of: Santiago, San Francisco de Macoris, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Moca, La Romana, Baní, San Pedro de Macoris and Higüey.

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