The Dominican Republic’s tourism minister and hospitality execs lashed out at ‘fake news’ over ‘erroneous’ coverage of tourist deaths this summer

• The Dominican Republic’s ministry of tourism is pushing back after a slew of media coverage of US tourist deaths on the island.
• Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia held a press conference in New York City on Thursday.
• Along with hospitality executives, Garcia said that the media got the story wrong, harming his country’s tourism industry in the process.
• A statement released at the event also included a number of specific measures that both the public and private sector are taking to bolster security for tourists.
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