by Jose Carlos de Santiago The Sun Village Resort & Spa Group has decided to put its smart money on the future of the Dominican Republic´s travel industry, a country where the chain plans to open an establishment a year from now. “And we will continue working with Americans and Canadians as key elements,” says Mr. Arranz, the company´s general manager, in this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago The Dominican Republic´s travel industry chalked up good results in 2005 with as many as 3.8 million visitors and an 8 percent overall growth compared to the year before. However, execs and officials in the industry hope there´s a whole lot more ahead in coming years as they try to turn their country into what they call “the most distinctive and luring travel destination in the Caribbean.” This is what Luis Simo had to say in this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.

Amadeus, in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announced the signature of a global Preferred Supplier Agreement with ITP-International Travel Partnership, a consortium for worldwide business travel, based in England. Amadeus will build a global technology platform for ITP comprising the following elements:

by Jose Carlos de Santiago As we speak, Puerto Rico is piecing together a tourism master plan aimed at laying out concrete strategies that will eventually give the island nation´s travel industry a boost into the near future on an increasingly efficient and sustainable basis. That´s what the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company told Caribbean News Digital in this exclusive interview.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago Mrs. Forsobe knows well the Belgian and Dutch tourists who seek the Dominican Republic and has mastery in pinpointing the features of those travelers who prefer this Caribbean destination. About this and other topics, she talked exclusively with Caribbean News Digital.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago The concept wielded by SuperClubs Hotels & Resorts for this kind of establishment stands up for the principle of giving guests the highest level of enjoyment money can buy. No remorse, no limitations. Period. And it has paid off as years roll by. Even some customers have become repeat guests at Hedonism III –some of them as high as 85 times. The hotel´s sales manager Niurka Garcia speaks about these issues in an exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.