Tourism January 5, 2017 - 8:47 am

Tycoon Richard Branson visits Dominican beach town: report

Santo Domingo.- Local media report t a visit byBritish tycoon Richard Branson to the resort city of Puerto Plata, aboard aluxury yacht in late 2016.

The 66-year-old billionaire who owns theworld brand Virgin and some 360 companies of the Virgin Group spent more thanfive days in Puerto Plata where he anchored his yachtin Ocean World marina in the town Cofresi and toured several sites of thetourism destination in limousines.

"It was precisely that boat valued atmore than 100 million dollars with a helicopter above, which caught theattention of all the people who excitedly admired it at a distance, but therewere no more details on the visit," said a source quoted byelnuevodiario.com.do.

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