{"id":156185,"date":"2026-09-04T16:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/expo-asonahores-2026-breaks-record-with-more-than-5000-visitors-in-punta-cana\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:05:49","slug":"expo-asonahores-2026-breaks-record-with-more-than-5000-visitors-in-punta-cana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/expo-asonahores-2026-breaks-record-with-more-than-5000-visitors-in-punta-cana\/","title":{"rendered":"Expo Asonahores 2026 breaks record with more than 5,000 visitors in Punta Cana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asonahores reaches historic figures at its 2026 Trade Fair<\/h2>\n\n<p>The 38th edition of the Dominican Republic Hotel and Tourism Association (Asonahores) Trade Fair concluded in Punta Cana, consolidating itself as the most important business event for the national tourism sector&#8217;s value chain. During the three days of the fair, held at BlueMall Punta Cana, the event reached unprecedented dimensions in its 38-year history.<\/p>\n\n<p>The meeting, which took place from September 2nd to 4th, managed to register an attendance of over 5,000 visitors, notably surpassing the previous year&#8217;s indicators. Likewise, the event&#8217;s operational capacity was reflected in the occupation of 323 spaces by more than 200 exhibiting companies.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A meeting point for economic growth<\/h3>\n\n<p>One of the most revealing pieces of data from this edition was the high loyalty rate of the participating brands. According to the organization&#8217;s records, 85% of the companies that were part of the exhibition returned to present their proposals, strengthen their networking, and forge strategic alliances with key industry buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">The fact that 85% of companies are returning and that this year we have reached 323 occupied spaces and more than 5,000 visitors demonstrates the solidity that the Trade Exhibition has built over time.<\/p>\n<p>Aguie Lendor, Executive Vice President of Asonahores<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Aguie Lendor highlighted that the event&#8217;s success underscores the positive impact of tourism on diverse sectors. The fair integrated a wide range of solutions that go beyond hospitality, including areas of technology, financial services, specialized furniture, energy solutions, and a robust offering in food and beverages.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation and creative economy agenda<\/h3>\n\n<p>In addition to the trade exhibition, the Asonahores agenda fostered the exchange of knowledge through specialized discussions. The topics addressed included:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The impact of artificial intelligence on hotel transformation.<\/li><li>The relevance of CONFOTUR and the national economic environment.<\/li><li>The criminal liability of legal entities.<\/li><li>The role of private equity and investment funds in tourism development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The fair also opened a special space for the creative economy and artisanal production, integrating more than 10 local artisans and highlighting new design and business networking proposals, reaffirming Asonahores&#8217; commitment to the country&#8217;s comprehensive development.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asonahores reaches historic figures at its 2026 Trade Fair The 38th edition of the Dominican Republic Hotel and Tourism Association (Asonahores) Trade Fair concluded in Punta Cana, consolidating itself as the most important business event for the national tourism sector&#8217;s value chain. During the three days of the fair, held at BlueMall Punta Cana, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[14963,5717,1271,3060],"class_list":{"0":"post-156185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-asonahores","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-dominican-republic","11":"tag-tourism"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156185","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=156185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}