HS Consulting delivers the ‘Health & Safety’ awards in Quality Management in Dominican Republic

José María Berrio: ‘Hotels in the Dominican Republic are increasingly committed to quality and safety as a differential factor compared to other tourist destinations.’

International HS Consulting’s CEO, José María Berrio, has delivered the annual ‘Health & Safety’ awards, which accredit and certify Hotels in the Dominican Republic that meet the highest International Quality, Hygiene and Safety Standards.

Among the establishments that have received this certificate are Bahía Príncipe, Palladium Group, Lopesan Costa Bávaro, Majestic Resorts, Casa de Campo Resorts and Villas, Eden Roc, Catalonia Hotels, Blau Natura Park, Sanctuary Cap Cana, La Romana Country Club and W&P Santo Domingo.

‘These hotels have implemented an advanced Quality Management System to control their critical control points in Food Safety, Water Hygiene, General Safety, etc., in order to meet the requirements of both Health Authorities and Tour Operators. But most importantly, in order to ensure its customers’ safety and well-being’, explained the Biologist and Biochemist, José María Berrio, CEO of the company with branches in Spain, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba and Jamaica.

In this aspect, Berrio stressed that ‘Dominican Republic is a country aware of quality, therefore, Hotels are increasingly committed to strengthening its Safety & Hygiene departments, as a differential factor from other tourist destinations that are not so safe from the hygienic and sanitary point of view. From HS Consulting we work together with Hotels that care about quality, offering continuous training, an internal audits program and food, surface and drinking water control analytics, to verify that all handling and prevention processes are carried out correctly.’