The 26th edition of the OTDYKH International Russian Travel Market partners with the Dominican Republic which is the most visited Caribbean destination and one of the most popular winter travel destinations among the Russian travellers.
The show is one of the most important and exclusive b2b exhibition platforms for the Russian market. The partnership will provide an opportunity for thousands of expo visitors to know more about the travel opportunities in the Dominican Republic.
The OTDYKH Leisure expo attract a big number of the winter, long haul and exotic travel destinations as the event is held in autumn.
Industry experts will be able to meet and negotiate right before the beginning of the season by hosting the expo in September and it will be held in the centrally-located venue of the Expocenter in Moscow.
The Head of the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic in Russia, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus, Ms. Galina Lyssenko, stated that the OTDYKH Leisure is in high demand among the Dominican Republic stand participants.
Considering the seasonality in the Dominican Republic the expo plays a crucial role and they value the support and responsiveness of the organizing team.
Dominican Republic has been participating at the OTDHYKH Leisure fair since 2002 and Russia and the Dominican Republic had a long collaboration.
The Ministry of Tourism for the Dominican Republic bagged the title of ‘Best exhibition stand’. In 2019 the stand had 11 co-exhibitors among which there were hotels, resorts and incoming tour operators.
In 2020 an exclusively designed 200m2 stand will be hosting a bigger number of co-exhibitors.
There are a number of natural wonders in the Dominican Republic with beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. It is the second-largest country after Cuba and the most-visited in the Caribbean.
For a beach escape, Punta Cana and Bavaro are popular, there are waterfalls, breath-taking coastlines and the highest mountain peak in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte.
In 2019, 6,446,036 international tourists visited the country and Russia ranked among the top 10 incoming markets for the Dominican republic and the demand for the tourism offers is high.
More than 25.500 Russian visited the island in December 2019 which was 3.1% higher than in the same period of 2018.
In the incoming market from Europe, leaving Germany and France the record numbers moved Russia to the first place.
To strengthen ties in the tourism industry for both the countries the 2020 OTDYKH Leisure Fair will be a valuable cultural exchange.
On September 8-10, 2020 the next OTDYKH Leisure Fair will take place at the Expocentre in Moscow, Russia.
Tags: Dominica Republic, OTDYKH
