A group of investors from Apple Leisure Group, one of the largest wholesale vacation providers in the US, and Punta Cana Group, a tourism company from DR, visited on March 28th the South of Haiti and the Ile-a-Vache island to evaluate existing business opportunities. Both regions are part of the development plan presented by the Ministry of Tourism.

The delegation was led by the Tourism Minister, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, and included among others the Apple Leisure Group's Head of the Directorate Alejandro Zozaya Gorostiza, and President of the Punta Cana Group, Franck Ranieri.

Apple Leisure Group is a travel and hotel management company based in the United States. It has six luxurious hotel brands and 32 properties in Mexico, Jamaica, Curacao, and in the Dominican Republic. Apple is among America's largest tour operators to the Caribbean.

Punta Cana Resort & Club is a resort and residential community located in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It includes hotels, residential communities, restaurants, golf courses, and the Punta Cana International Airport.