Comparing the flow of 2018 with 2019 - two pre-pandemic years - Colombia registered a variation of 4,622 more travelers, Chile 4,578, Peru 1,118, Puerto Rico 6,689 and Ecuador with 500 additional visitors during the comparison period.
SANTO DOMINGO – During the period from January to June of 2022, emerging countries contributed to the growth of Dominican tourism. This is confirmed in the report from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, which states that during that period Argentina contributed 72,854 additional passengers; Colombia (69,583); Chile (47,656); Peru (24,875); Brazil (15,783); Puerto Rico (12,019); and Ecuador (10,359).
Statistics on tourist flow to the Dominican Republic indicate that the sustained growth of the sector, which has boosted the economy by 1.8 points amid external inflationary pressure and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is due to the increase in visitors from emerging markets, in addition to arrivals from traditional source markets such as the United States and Canada.
Data published today by Diario Libre shows that for the first half of last year, Argentina registered a flow of visitors of 14,975, a number that increased to 90,298 this year; Colombia went from 47,476 to 122,147; Chile from 9,178 to 54,964; Peru registered 10,448 and went to 38,751; Brazil from 15,350 to 33,971; Puerto Rico from 51,703 to 72,638; and Ecuador from 9,855 to 21,296.
As of the end of June, the number of non-resident tourists arriving in the country was 3,547,143. 58% arrived from North America, 24.4% from Europe, 13% from South America, 3.7% from Central America and the Caribbean, and 0.4% from Asia and other parts of the world.
In that order, if we compare the flow of 2018 with 2019 - two pre-pandemic years - Colombia registered a variation of 4,622 more travelers, Chile 4,578, Peru 1,118, Puerto Rico 6,689 and Ecuador with 500 additional visitors during the comparison period.
International organizations have highlighted the strategy for the recovery and promotion of tourism carried out by the Dominican Government through the Tourism Cabinet, with the inclusion of the private sector.
The World Tourism Organization, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, and the Central American Tourism Council, among other foreign investment entities, have praised the sector's performance.
Main issuers
The main countries sending tourists to the Dominican Republic that showed an increase during the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2021, are the United States, whose flow increased with 424,381 additional passengers; Canada, with 328,899; and France, with 111,670.
Meanwhile, the flow from England was surpassed with 93,277, Russia (91,933, mostly before the war) and Germany (77,503), according to the Central Bank's tourism report.
Source: Diario Libre
