Expo Vega Real 2022 -one of the most emblematic commercial events of the Cibao- formally began its twenty-sixth edition this Thursday, September 1, for the first time fully face-to-face after the COVID-19 health crisis that began in 2020.
The activity, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Production of La Vega, an institution with 114 years of history, sealed its opening with a keynote address by the Minister of Tourism David Collado, in connection with its motto this year: “La Vega: Live the Experience in the Capital of Ecotourism.”
Collado announced for next year an investment of RD$660 million in road infrastructure for mountain tourism areas, a training plan of RD$40 million to train people in different technical disciplines of
tourism character and an international promotion plan for La Vega Carnival, which will be declared a country brand.
For four days Expo Vega Real 2022 will be a full display of commercial activities, offers at the Country Club La Vega fairgrounds and through the platform www.expovega.com that guarantees national and international presence to the event held annually for 26 years.
Entertainment activities for the whole family, high-impact talks and artistic presentations complement the offer of the commercial party for vegans.
In the main opening speech, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of La Vega, Irlonca Tavárez, highlighted the positive expectation that prevails in La Vega of an economic dynamism promoting ecotourism, for which the construction of communication infrastructure and an ordering plan to align real estate development.
“It is opportune to highlight that, as vegans, we are very optimistic about the “Tourism in every corner” platform, recently launched by President Luis Abinader and Minister Collado to support and promote local tourism with a focus on sustainability and inclusion,” he argued. the business leader.
La Vega -said Tavárez- is one of the oldest towns in the New World founded in 1494, it is a quarry of historical, cultural and religious values, in an environment of natural riches, which over time has nested a wide productive development .
“In different parts of the world, faith tourism is a source of income and the creation of entrepreneurial initiatives. Our Path of Faith, which began to take shape in 2013, is a religious, cultural, ecological, gastronomic, artisanal and agro-industrial circuit with a vocation to attract national and international tourism”, he stressed.
Paola Estévez, president of the fair event, said that Expo Vega Real 2022 has security logistics managed by the main security agencies in the area, such as the National Police, the Municipal Police, the Red Cross, Civil Defense, Fire Departments and private companies that guarantee a safe environment inside and around the premises.