US$400 Million to be invested in Cap Cana
Punta Cana - US company Apple Leisure Group and Cap Cana Group yesterday announced the start of construction of the resort called Cap Cana AT Gems (Jewels of Cap Cana), which includes construction of four modern and luxurious hotels with an investment exceeding US$ 400 million.The investment will be made by Apple Leisure Group, chaired by Mr John Mullen, while construction will be undertaken by the company AMResorts, whose chairman is Alex Zazaya.
The ceremony was led by Dominican President Dr Leonel Fernandez, who immediately applauded the investment and said that is a sign of how quickly the Dominican Republic has overcome the crisis that has been crippling the world for the last 18 months.
This huge project will consist of hotels Setry Gems Cap Cana, Secrets Gems Cap Cana amoungst others, offering 1,100 suites and generating more than 6,000 new jobs. Its opening is scheduled for late 2012.
The resort covers 14 thousand square meters of commercial and recreational space, and a convention center with three thousand square meters, world class spa with hydrotherapy area, a casino covering an area of two million square feet, gourmet restaurants, bars, boutiques, kids club to name but a few.
Dominican Tourisim Minister, Francisco Javier Garcia predicted at the ceremony than 2010 will be one of the most promising in the Dominican Republic in terms of the growth of tourism - with over 4million visitors to the island in 2009 it is expected that in 2010 this number will be surpassed massively.
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