Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Travel News

The fourteenth edition of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange met from April 23rd to the 25th at the BarcelA3 BA varo Beach Resort and Convention Center in the mega-popular resort destination of Punta Cana on the Dominican Republic's east coast.

After completing a multi-million dolllar renovation of the Barcelo Bavaro in Punta Cana that increased its occupancy rate by about 2% and revenue per available room by 8.6%, Barcelo will now turn its attention to its gigantic Riviera Maya property in hopes of achieving similar results.

This year, for the first time in its 89-year history, the Cocoa Merchants Association of America held its annual convention outside the United States.

From weddings to reunions, 21 percent of American adults spent between $1-$4,000 on obligation trips over the course of a year.