Return. As the tourist season begins in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is breaking attendance records, welcoming 491,787 visitors in October 2022, a 32% increase over October 2019.For the second year in a row, we have recorded a record October. It is a historical moment“, David Collado, Minister of Tourism of this country, famous for its resorts in Punta Cana or Santo Domingo, rejoices in a press release.
Between January and October 2022, the Dominican Republic, one of the few that has kept its borders open during the Covid-19 pandemic, received 5.8 million tourists by air, almost as many as in the entire year. 2019 (6.4 million). Visitors, three-quarters of whom are from America, have “7.2 billion dollars has been invested in our economyDavid Collado explained. A performance confirmed a few days ago by the British institute ForwardKeys, which in its report on the performance of international key destinations, points out that the Dominican Republic is the country with the strongest growth between 2019 and 2022.
On the cruise side, the lights are also green. More than 88,000 cruise passengers disembarked in the Dominican Republic in October, half of them at Amber Cove. In terms of occupancy, nearly nine out of ten hotels are currently open. They recorded 64% average occupancy in October. The Minister of Tourism hopes to reach the milestone of 7 million tourists by the end of the year.
Source: Le Figaro
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