# Casa de Campo, Corales Puntacana Championship, ADOTURD, Adompretur and the 2026 PEL

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Published: 2026-10-17T13:01:28.587Z
Modified: 2026-10-17T13:01:28.587Z
Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Destinations, Hotels, Trade Shows
Summary: Premium and sports tourism set the Dominican agenda: a gala in La Romana, golf in Punta Cana and the jury for the tourism journalism award is ready.

## Article

Dominican tourism proves once again that its strength is not only in arrival numbers, but in its ability to build high-value product around hospitality, sport and the country brand. Today the agenda looks to La Romana, Punta Cana and specialist journalism: three fronts that, each at its own scale, sustain the story of a destination competing for the higher-spending visitor.

## Today's brief

**Casa de Campo Resort & Villas** puts La Romana back on the luxury map with an autumn date that has become a brand in itself. The resort will host the 'Alma Casa de Campo' gala dinner on **20 November 2026**, an exclusive event that reinforces the complex's positioning as a benchmark for premium Caribbean tourism. The reading is clear: in a market where Punta Cana concentrates most of the investment, Casa de Campo shows there is room for a differentiated product in the southeast. For the sector, events like this help attract a high-net-worth visitor who comes for the experience, not the volume. [Arecoa](https://www.arecoa.com/hoteles/2026/10/16/alma-casa-de-campo/)

## Hotels

**Casa de Campo** does not compete on rooms, it competes on story. The 'Alma' gala on **20 November** adds to a resort strategy that has spent years linking gastronomy, golf and private events. For hoteliers in the area, the message is direct: the premium segment still has room in the Dominican Republic if it is built on proprietary product and not just on rate. La Romana, with Casa de Campo at the helm, keeps a pulse worth watching ahead of high season. [Arecoa](https://www.arecoa.com/hoteles/2026/10/16/alma-casa-de-campo/)

## Destinations

**Golf** is consolidating as a lever for international promotion. The Dominican Association of Sports Tourism (**ADOTURD**) highlighted the **Corales Puntacana Championship** as one of the main pillars of Dominican sports tourism, for its contribution to the country's international promotion and to positioning golf as a tourism attraction. It did so during the 'ADOTalk #2' discussion forum, a gathering that focuses on a segment that moves high-spending travellers and fits the diversification strategy the destination needs. The reading: golf is not a complement, it is a gateway to a tourist who repeats and recommends. [Suelo Caribe](https://suelocaribe.com/noticias/adoturd-destaca-al-corales-puntacana-championship-como-motor-del-turismo-deportivo-dominicano/)

## What we are watching

- The 'Alma Casa de Campo' gala on **20 November** and its impact on La Romana occupancy in high season.
- The **Corales Puntacana Championship** calendar and its effect on promoting Punta Cana as a golf destination.
- The **Discover Puntacana** agenda (18 to 20 November 2026), a key date for the groups and events market.
- The final makeup of the **2026 PEL** jury and the entries submitted in the coming weeks.

Dominican tourism is not won only on flight arrivals, it is won on the ability to build products with their own identity. Casa de Campo, Punta Cana golf and specialist journalism are three pieces that, together, tell a story of destination maturity. The opportunity lies in deepening that narrative and taking it to source markets with the same ambition used to build the resorts.

## Sources

- Arecoa: https://www.arecoa.com/hoteles/2026/10/16/alma-casa-de-campo/
- Dominican Today: https://dominicantoday.com/adompretur-names-13-member-jury-for-2026-epifanio-lantigua-tourism-journalism-award/
- Suelo Caribe: https://suelocaribe.com/noticias/adoturd-destaca-al-corales-puntacana-championship-como-motor-del-turismo-deportivo-dominicano/

## Citation

Casa de Campo, Corales Puntacana Championship, ADOTURD, Adompretur and the 2026 PEL. Turismo News. 2026-10-17. https://turismo.news/en/digest/casa-campo-golf-puntacana-adompretur-pel