Currently there are 120 hotel members, with 33,377 rooms that represent 70% of the national tourism inventory. The hotel association also has as members 45 restaurants and 189 allied members that supply goods and services to the gastronomic and hotel establishments. Founded on June 18, 1962, it is a private entity organized and established under the Dominican law under the “Non- profit Organization”. ASONAHORES, is the leader in the private tourist sector and handles significant roles with private and public institutions that are interested in highlighting the importance tourism has on the economic and social aspects of the country, as well as, the importance of the gastronomic and hospitality industry in our nation, claiming the necessary attention that authorities must dispense.