1. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 1 2003 Tourism Overview Victor Cabral, Senior Tourism Advisor 2003 Tourism Overview Victor Cabral, Senior Tourism Advisor Dominican Republic Competitiveness Initiatives

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3. 3 Economic Overview – Tourism Tourism Statistics Why is Tourism Up? Destinations and Clusters Potential Tourism Niches Pre-clearance – Airports Opportunities Economic Overview – Tourism Tourism Statistics Why is Tourism Up? Destinations and Clusters Potential Tourism Niches Pre-clearance – Airports Opportunities Index

4. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 4 DR Competitiveness PMU visiting tourism sites

5. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 5 Economic Overview

6. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 6 Economic Overview Growth sectors in 2003 –Tourism +33.6% of GDP –Mining +20% –Communications +15.4% –Free zones 5.8% Growth sectors in 2003 –Tourism +33.6% of GDP –Mining +20% –Communications +15.4% –Free zones 5.8%

7. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 7 Tourism Statistics

8. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 8 Tourism Statistics Tourism stats IH03 –Hotel revenues up 18% –55,000 hotel rooms (2002) –Hotel occupancy up 9.7 percentage points (64.1% – 73.8%) –Capacity for 260,000 (IDB)

9. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 9 Tourism Statistics Tourists Jan-Aug 2003 –2.3 million foreigner air arrivals (0.4m Dominican non-residents) –Travel up 22.3%/2002 Arrival airports –Punta Cana 47% - 913,639 air arrivals –Santo Domingo 22% –Puerto Plata 18% –La Romana 9%

10. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 10 Why is Tourism Up?

11. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 11 Why is Tourism Up? Money talks: –Euros buy more US$ –CDN dollars buy more US$ –US$ buy more pesos Safe destination Location, location, location The product U.S. hotel branding Advertising and marketing

12. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 12 Destinations and Clusters

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14. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 14 Puerto Plata

15. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 15 Occidental Playa Dorada Puerto Plata

16. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 16 Clusters Implement Blue Flag Beaches

17. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 17 Destinations & Clusters Punta Cana Bavaro La Romana Puerto Plata Playa Dorada Las Terrenas Cabarete Sosua Samana Playa Grande Santo Domingo Juan Dolio Barahona Cabrera Boca Chica Bayahibe Constanza Jarabacoa

18. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 18 Potential Tourism Niches

19. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 19 Tourism Niches Family

20. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 20 Tourism Niches Weddings and Honeymoons Weddings and Honeymoons

21. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 21 Golf Tourism Niches Golf de Bávaro The Links Catalonia Cabeza de Toro Golf Club Santo Domingo Country Club Las Lagunas Country Club Los Marlins Golf Course San Andrés Caribe Golf Club Guavaberry Golf & Country Club The Teeth of the Dog Isabel Villas Country Club Cocotal Golf & Country Club Punta Cana Golf Club Playa Grande Golf Course Playa Dorada Golf Course Costa Azul Golf Los Mangos Golf Course Las Aromas, the Santiago Golf Club Loma de Chivo Country Club Loma de Chivo Country Club Golden Caribe Golf Cap Cana Dye Fore

22. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 22 Meetings and Conventions Meetings and Conventions Tourism Niches

23. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 23 Tourism Niches Marinas

24. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 24 Tourism Niches Adventure

25. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 25 Tourism Niches Culture

26. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 26 Tourism Niches Sports

27. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 27 Getting There

28. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 28 Getting There

29. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 29 Getting There María Montez International Airport María Montez International Airport Herrera International Airport Herrera International Airport El Portillo Landing Field El Portillo Landing Field Gregorio Luperón International Airport Gregorio Luperón International Airport Arroyo Barril International Airport Arroyo Barril International Airport La Isabela International Airport La Isabela International Airport Catey International Airport San Isidro International Airport San Isidro International Airport La Romana International Airport La Romana International Airport Punta Cana International Airport Punta Cana International Airport Cibao International Airport Las Americas International Airport Las Americas International Airport Planned expansion - Under construction Planned expansion - Under construction

30. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 30 US Pre-clearance Boost to travel to DR Everyone in agreement Airport expansions contemplated Cost savings for airlines Opening of travel from new gateways Streamlined travel

31. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 31 Opportunities

32. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 32 A Land of Opportunities The Dominican Republic

33. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 33 A Land of Opportunities Land for development Strong US dollar DR is “in” US tourists discover DR Incentive Law 158-01 The Dominican Republic

34. C HEMONICS I NTERNATIONAL I NC. 34 Los esperamos con los brazos abiertos