The Government reported this Sunday that in August the country reached the historic figure of 621,953 tourists and that in the first eight months of this year a total of 5.66 million visitors were received.
It was explained that if the 621,953 tourists who arrived in August are added to the 94,792 cruise passengers who visited the country last month, there would be a total of 716,745 visitors.
These data were released during a ceremony headed by President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, at the El Embajador hotel, where officials, businessmen and people linked to the tourism world participated.
The president said that tourism is growing in the country above what is happening in the rest of the world, which, he assures, strengthens us as leaders and places us in a very hopeful future scenario.
He affirmed that the commitment of this Government is to continue growing and making the Dominican Republic a larger nation and a leader in tourism. “Today we can highlight that the month of August was the best month of the historical series in our country, breaking a record that month after month we are surpassing,” said the head of state.
In this regard, he specified that even though we have always had an adverse context, we have known how to shine in the tourism sector.
“Tourism means employment, business opportunities for large, small and medium-sized companies; also, the transformation and renovation of urban areas, the conservation and promotion of the natural and cultural heritage of our country”, pointed out the president.
historical figures
On his side, David Collado maintained that the Dominican Republic is “better than ever” by reaching the historic figure of 621,953 arrivals in August, thus surpassing that same month of 2019 by 124,563 visitors.
Showing the growth figures of the sector to President Abinader and representatives of the private sector, Collado reported that from January to August the country received 4,904,162 tourists and another 755,818 excursionists, so the projection of having the best year in the history of tourism Dominican in terms of visitor arrivals remains. “This means that in eight months Dominicans received the visit of 5,655,980 people. If this is not a record in the arrival of tourists, what do we call it?”, said the official.
Of the visits in August, 502,289 are foreigners
David Collado indicated that the arrival of foreigners in August represents a growth of 27% compared to 2019 and 11% compared to 2018.
Similarly, he highlighted that ethnic visits last month also registered an increase of 18% more than August 2019 and 39% compared to 2018.
Finally, Collado explained that the arrival of tourists by air last month marks a record, since it exceeds the years 2018, when 537,576 arrived and 2019 with the visit of 497,390.
