{"id":147507,"date":"2026-08-24T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/banreservas-boosts-tourism-with-rd60-billion-in-punta-bergantin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:19:25","slug":"banreservas-boosts-tourism-with-rd60-billion-in-punta-bergantin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/banreservas-boosts-tourism-with-rd60-billion-in-punta-bergantin\/","title":{"rendered":"Banreservas boosts tourism with RD$60 billion in Punta Bergant\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Banreservas boosts tourism development with millionaire investments in Punta Bergant\u00edn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Banco de Reservas of the Dominican Republic reaffirmed its leadership in financing the national tourism sector, consolidating a credit portfolio that exceeds RD$60 billion. This commitment was highlighted during the inauguration of the Punta Bergant\u00edn Welcome Center in Puerto Plata, a strategic space designed to connect investors and developers with the opportunities offered by this new tourism hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The executive president of the entity, Dr. Leonardo Aguilera, emphasized that the Punta Bergant\u00edn project has surpassed the planning stage, entering a decisive phase of execution. According to the executive, the financial institution maintains under evaluation and structuring a portfolio of more than 40 projects nationwide, which project investments exceeding US$6.161 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Punta Bergant\u00edn is starting to feel like a destination. We are moving from planning to execution; from talking about a vision, to starting to show results.<\/p>\n<cite>Doctor Leonardo Aguilera, Executive President of Banreservas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projections and scope of financing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion driven by Banreservas is not limited to hotels, but encompasses a diverse ecosystem focused on the country&#8217;s comprehensive growth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hotel expansion:<\/strong> The creation of approximately 16,000 new rooms is contemplated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diversification:<\/strong> Projects include health tourism infrastructure, theme parks, and cruise terminals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social impact:<\/strong> Since the creation of its Tourism Business Vice Presidency, the bank has supported the construction of more than 7,000 rooms, generating more than 16,000 direct and indirect jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Betting on cruise tourism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Banreservas has been a fundamental pillar in the consolidation of the country&#8217;s port infrastructure. Dr. Aguilera highlighted the entity&#8217;s active participation in key milestones such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ta\u00edno Bay (Puerto Plata) and Port Cabo Rojo (Pedernales):<\/strong> Both are projected to receive 1.5 million passengers by the year 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Port Saman\u00e1:<\/strong> With an opening scheduled for November, it is estimated to reach 300,000 cruise passengers by 2027.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The bank maintains an active presence in various provinces, including Miches, Montecristi, La Romana, Punta Cana, and Santo Domingo, under a strategy that seeks to decentralize the tourism offering and boost regional economic development. The executive concluded by reiterating that the entity&#8217;s mission transcends financing, focusing on generating trust and opening paths for the sustainable growth of the Dominican tourism industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banreservas boosts tourism development with millionaire investments in Punta Bergant\u00edn The Banco de Reservas of the Dominican Republic reaffirmed its leadership in financing the national tourism sector, consolidating a credit portfolio that exceeds RD$60 billion. This commitment was highlighted during the inauguration of the Punta Bergant\u00edn Welcome Center in Puerto Plata, a strategic space designed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[2166,14164,9158,3060],"class_list":{"0":"post-147507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-banreservas","9":"tag-bergantin-point","10":"tag-investments","11":"tag-tourism"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}