Asonahores and Travegali team up for accessible tourism

Accessibility in Dominican tourism is no longer just a promise: it now has a concrete plan. Asonahores and Travegali signed a cooperation agreement to boost inclusion of people with disabilities in the country's hotel offering, as reported by Arecoa. This is no symbolic gesture. It involves staff training, infrastructure upgrades and designing experiences that remove barriers.

My take: this is a vein many Caribbean destinations still ignore. Accessible tourism is not just about rights, it is a market with high spending power and loyalty. The main hotel association sitting down with a specialized consultancy like Travegali shows that the sector is starting to see it as a business opportunity, not a legal burden. The challenge now is turning the agreement into verifiable standards within the resorts of Punta Cana, Puerto Plata or Samaná.

I hope this is the push we need for the Dominican Republic to lead inclusion in the Caribbean. Hotels that get ahead will not only do the right thing, they'll also grab a slice of a pie that grows every year.