By NAN Enterprise Editor
Information Americas, PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic, Fri. Oct. 24, 2025: Meliá Motels Worldwide and Grupo Puntacana are increasing their footprint within the Dominican Republic with the launch of Meliá Bergantín Seashore, a luxurious resort that underscores renewed investor confidence within the nation’s northern coast.
The event types a part of Punta Bergantín, a state-backed tourism and actual property belief designed to revive Puerto Plata as a serious vacation spot. The undertaking – supported by Grupo Reservas and the Ministry of Tourism – covers greater than 10 million sq. meters of coastal land and is being structured below a low-density, sustainability-first city mannequin, aligning with world ESG tourism developments.
At a groundbreaking ceremony on October twenty first, Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá Motels Worldwide, and Frank Elías Rainieri, CEO of Grupo Puntacana, had been joined by Banco de Reservas President Leonardo Aguilera, Banco Standard President Christopher Paniagua, and Undertaking Govt Director Andrés Marranzini Grullón.
The 2 conglomerates – among the many Caribbean’s most influential tourism gamers – purpose to leverage the Dominican Republic’s robust post-pandemic restoration and new infrastructure investments to diversify past the Punta Cana–Bávaro hall.
A New Northern Anchor for Dominican Tourism
The Meliá Bergantín Seashore will function 400 rooms, integrating Meliá’s signature hospitality with new MICE (Conferences, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) infrastructure, a number of eating choices, swimming pools, a spa, and family-oriented facilities.
The resort is predicted to function a flagship for Puerto Plata’s comeback – attracting worldwide vacationers, traders, and regional conferences, whereas producing a whole lot of direct and oblique jobs.
“Puerto Plata has huge potential to reassert itself as a worldwide tourism vacation spot,” Escarrer stated in a press release. “With this undertaking, we’re reaffirming our long-term dedication to the Dominican Republic and to sustainable growth that advantages native communities.”
Rainieri added that the collaboration with Meliá “extends the imaginative and prescient of Punta Cana’s success story to the nation’s north coast,” marking “the start of a balanced, nationwide tourism mannequin.”
The Dominican Republic welcomed over 8.5 million guests in 2024, a document excessive based on the Ministry of Tourism, and officers count on the Punta Bergantín growth to additional increase arrivals in 2026 and past.
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