Felix Jimenez the Dominican Republic's Tourism Minister made a trip to Canada to meet with major tour operators from Montreal to discuss details of the 2007 summer season and their expectations for next winter with the French-speaking market. Mr Jimenez spoke with representatives from Air Transat, Tour Mont Royal and also Go Travel Direct and all companies agreed that given the number of arrivals from Canada last winter it had proved to be an excellent season for Dominican Tourism and guests from Montreal.Felix Jimenez said "We met with major Canadian tour operators and expectations for 2008 are quite encouraging, because they present numbers of increased flights for the Dominican Republic as a destination, including Santo Domingo as of next December."
The officials for the Dominican Republic also confirmed in the meetings Air Transat's collaboration in the Dominican merengue, cultural, gastronomical and crafts festival which is scheduled to be held in Montreal and Toronto, Canada, next year.
The Minister met with Montreal City Council advisor Marcel Tremblay who welcomed the proposal to stage the Dominican Cultural event in that city. The Canadian official comfirmed his collaboration and said he is pleased to stage an event of this type especially for a country he knows and gets along with.
The Minister for Tourism in the Dominican Republic also met up with tour operators in Toronto among them Air Canda Vacations, Dunwing Vacations, Signature Vacations and Thomas Cook in Canada to speak with about new infrastructure works being carried out in the country, such as the regeneration of beaches.
He also met with members of the city's media including the Toronto Star, Dwells Magazine, Toronto Sun, The Globe and Mail and also The National Post.
