77% of tourists think more about experience what you are going to live on, what you are going to spend on during your stay. In fact, 84% of them plan to spend more or the same on trips during this 2024 compared to last year, according to a report from travel trends global prepared by American Express Travel.
The report also highlights that 78% of travelers looking to undertake trips more spontaneous than planned.
These trends are reflected in the tourism Dominican, with tourists who seek to live longer experiences outside the hotels and have a greater approach to the communities in which they are going to be, assured the technical vice minister of the Ministry of Tourism in this regard, Jacqueline Mora.
“What this is telling us there is that the tourist is looking (more and more) at destination“said the official within the framework of the Asonahores Forum Tourism Investment 2024, organized by the Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic.
In that context, the investment public-private plays a stellar role in having infrastructure safe and resilient tourist areas that contribute to tourists they get better and better experiences.
What worries the Europeans
Europe It is one of the main issuing markets for tourists towards the Dominican Republic, but the crisis economic situation that they are going through after the covid-19 pandemic, and the war between Russia and Ukraine has caused them to increasingly restrict their trips.
The increase in costs of journeypersonal finances and how weather events affect destinations These are some of the factors that a person thinks about. tourist European, currently, before leaving his country, Mora pointed out.
In fact, 27% of Europeans has a budget of 501 euros to 1,000 euros per person to travel, and only 13% have more than 2,500 euros.
“Today they are looking for destinations less overcrowdedwith lower cost of journeyaccessible infrastructure, cultural heritage and better transportation routes,” he analyzed.
Minor stay of the latin americans
To compensate for this, the country has focused on attracting more tourists from destinations such as Central America and South America. Although this is strategic, due to proximity, a tourist Latin American visits the destination for fewer days than a European does.
“The European one lasts eleven days, the Latin American one lasts four. I need double latin americans to alleviate what is happening with Europe and that is also a great challenge,” acknowledged the official, who considers that the advantage of the Dominican Republic is how much air connectivity with Central and South America has grown.
All in all, the Dominican Republic is a destination with which tourists, in general, feel highly satisfied.
The beach (82%), hotels (78%), food (71%), airports (69%) and security (69%), are among the five aspects best valued by travelers when visiting this destination .
Mora acknowledged that there is room for improvement in services, especially in the prices offered and transportation.
