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The number of travelers who came by General Gregorio Lupe Ron International Airport in 2010 fell by 16 percent and the flow of tourists dwindled in 16.75, because Puerto Plata has been virtually abandoned by the Ministry of Tourism and its revival is in limbo.

The total flow of passengers received during 2010 was 440,146, representing a substantial decrease of 86.742, with respect to 2009, the year that arrived by the end of La Union 526,888 passengers.

While the number of tourist arrivals continued to decline during 2010, during which 400,791 arrived, representing a decrease of 80.635 vacationers in relation to 2009, during which reached 481,726.

The local situation of Puerto Plata, Sosa and Cabaret has not succeeded in reversing the downward trend that accuses the tourist activity in the Atlantic province.

The business sectors related to tourism, the community of Puerto Plata is concerned about the situation, and lack of interest shown by the Ministry of Tourism used to make the depth of the whole target is mired.

However, Punta Canal, a tourist destination pointer Dominican Republic recorded a percentage increase of 5.3 percent, and in 2010 received the amount of 2,011,392 foreign visitors, representing a difference of more than 106.956 tourists in relation to 2009, during the which arrived 1,904,336 foreign vacationers.

Puerto Plata was leader until 2001 at the national reception of tourists, but multiple factors determined to stay behind since then and last year recorded hotel occupancy rates of just over 50 percent, beating only the hotels Santiago and fall short of Punta Canal, La Romania, Santo Domingo, Juan Olio and Samna.

With the aim of detonating the tourism in Alana and achieve significant economic benefit, Mayor Elizabeth Morales Garcia announced the regional tourism program to sell to the capital as a tourist product of national and international level, the project will initiate Municipal President in conjunction with employers in the city.

EMG said that to increase tourism destinations will use adventure and ecotourism in the region, cultural activities and artistic productions of this city might even have a festival Cervantes and religious tourism to disseminate the image of the Holy considered the Catholic faithful, and Rafael Guitar Valencia.

This project will be coordinated by the business sector in Alana represented by former president of the Business Coordinating Committee of the State of Vera Cruz (CCEEV) Becerra Andres Lopez, the president of the Kanaka, Nicene Madeira, entrepreneur and restaurateur David Boucher Gomez, who directed municipal officials in the activities to be implemented.

The company Canary Detour GNSS Solutions, which markets since late 2010 an innovative intelligent virtual Video Guide audiovisual content based on geo-referenced with GPS Smart phone introduced in FITUR, its new application of augmented reality (AR) incorporated into Smart our video guide as a new information service and assistance to visitors.

This new technology is to define a vision of a direct or indirect physical environment in the real world; the elements are combined with virtual elements to create a real-time mixed reality.

The application will assist and guide tourists during their visit to the destination, which can be accessed easily and intuitively to relevant information and updates. From routes and points of cultural and tourist interests, to information on dining, shopping and entertainment most prominent, and transport services, healthcare, or official tourist information points, among others.

In the words of Eduardo Gonzalez, Managing Director said, “Smart our incorporate this new functionality to your system video guide Smart phones with integrated GPS, which allow users to access information of interest using augmented reality as an innovative viewing of this information. Using the camera and compass built into the terminal, the application facilitates the 2D projection on the Smart phone screen, objects of cultural and tourist interests geo-referenced in the system by its latitude and longitude. In addition, the display shows the user the distance that each point is of interest, using an innovative system developed to avoid visual overlap of points in the same direction or close together. “

This new technology, born in the Canary Islands since late last year in this region offers its first virtual tour for Smart phones, aims to position itself as a highly innovative reference to cultural and tourist promotion of any destination.

At present, smart our addresses an expansion plan based on the creation of a network of business partners and franchisees in order to expand coverage and services to other destinations in any region of Spain, closing to do partnerships with organizations that promote tourism and culture, as well as private operators in these sectors.

The Deputy Mayor of Castellan, Javier Moline, today announced that on Monday 24 January, will take place at the Planetarium de Castellan the “Third Conference on Design for the Hospitality Industry.” The title of this edition is “Design as a strategic factor in the hospitality business. The ceramic material design in the tourism sector. “This event will bring together over 100 professionals and entrepreneurs.

Miller explained, “These days are aimed at addressing the design of hospitality establishments and tourism establishments. It may seem an issue with not much importance, but the aesthetics and functionality of these facilities generates the strength and potential of an establishment and a good basis to create and build brand image. “

“Any tourist who wants to compete and make a difference with other places, you start from a premise of trying to make an offer of quality service, in product, but also in aesthetics and image,” commented Miller.

The Deputy Mayor of Castellan has also noted that “support for the ceramic industry is one of the strategic plan ‘Castellan Advances’ and the commitment of the city of Castellan has become the best showcase for your product, in streets, squares and landmarks of the city. Now we want to move and deploy the versatility of ceramics to other key sectors such as tourism. “