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Distinguished Caribbean hotelier and Vice President of Grupo Puntacana Simón Suárez is attributing the success of the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector throughout the pandemic to bold leadership and smart partnerships between the public and private sectors, which have anchored the continued growth of the industry.
In announcing the performance of the top global destinations of 2022, ForwardKeys recently revealed the top country list is headed by the Dominican Republic, and the top city list by Antalya in Turkey.
Between January 1 and October 18 this year, based on the available air ticketing data, the Dominican Republic welcomed five percent more visitors than it did in the 2019 benchmark year. It is followed by Turkey, Costa Rica, Mexico and Jamaica, the only other Caribbean nation to place
in the top 20.
I caught up with the Dominican Republic native and former Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Hotelier of the Year, in San Juan, Puerto Rico this fall.
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