Dominican tourist industry relies more on domestic products

Hotels in the Dominican Republic are using up some $166 million worth of national crops and have plans in the offing to double that figure as a result of an agreement signed between the Board of Dominican Farming Producers and the country’s National Hotels and Restaurants Association in an effort to increase the quality of products offered to the leisure industry.

The Dominican Republic welcomes as many as 3 million tourists a year who churn out $3 billion worth of revenues.

The agreement between the nation’s farmers and hoteliers seeks to jack up the production of local items and commodities aimed at the tourist sector as a way to cope with the economic hardships that forced the government to ask international financial institutions for $1 billion in loans.