The Dominican Republic continues to break its own records with the arrival of tourists, registering the visit of 7,781,690 people in the first eight months of this year.
This was announced on Wednesday by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, in his traditional monthly press conference where figures on the performance of the country’s tourism industry are presented.
He reported that in August alone the country received 812,949 visitors, which represents an increase of 45% compared to 2019; 14% compared to 2022 and 2% compared to last year.
He explained that of those 812,949 visitors, 675,149 did so by air and 137,753 by sea.
Collado reported that in the first eight months of this year the country received 5,961,488 tourists by air, which means an increase of 51% compared to 2019; 49% compared to 2022 and 4% compared to last year.
In that same period, from January to August, the country received 1,820,020 cruise passengers, an increase of 147% compared to 2019; 142% compared to 2022 and 19% compared to last year, said the official. “And so we achieved the great number of 7,781,690 visitors in the first eight months of this year. Something to celebrate,” Collado stressed.
He said that this figure represents an increase of 44% compared to the same period in 2019, 38% compared to 2022 and 10% compared to last year.
