Simon Suarez Named New President for Dominican Tourism Association

The Dominican Republic’s Hotel and Tourism Association (Asonahores) announced his new president, Simon Suarez, who will be officially presented on Sep. 3 in a ceremony at the Embassy Suites in Santo Domingo.

Suarez has been related to the development of the Dominican tourist industry from the beginning of his professional career in 1974. He is currently the vice president for institutional relations and projects of Grupo Puntacana. He is also a former president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and former vice president for development of Coral Hotels and Resorts.

Among other major positions in the hotel sector, he was previously the chief development representative for Central America and the Caribbean at Hilton Worldwide, and the president of Union Hotelera Dominicana, a hotel investment corporation with interests in the vacation ownership business that owns the Villas Doradas Beach Resort in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata.

Outgoing Asonahores president Luis Emilio Rodriguez had served in the role since 2012.

Source: Dominican Today