On the occasion of World Tourism Daycommemorated this September 27, the director of the Puntacana Grupo Foundation and president of the La Altagracia Tourist Cluster, Paul Beswickhighlighted the historical moment that the Dominican tourism industry lives, characterized by the expansion, consolidation and diversification of its offer.
Beswick pointed out that the Dominican Republic has entered a stage of maturity and strengthening, supported by a regulatory order of the tourist territories, the diversification of destinations and products, and an integral approach to environmental challenges.
“As of 2020, the flow of visitors not only recovered the levels prior to the pandemic, but has continued to establish records. For 2024 the country received more than 11 million visitors, located as the favorite destination of the Caribbean in arrivals and arrivals in arrivals and tourist currencies“He said.
- Growth has been driven by a increasingly wide and diverse hotel offerstrengthening Airport hubsespecially Cana tipwhich concentrates most of the air traffic, and the Cruise tourism boomwhich represents an increasingly significant fraction of arrivals.
To this are added a political stability climate and one favorable citizen securityfactors that strengthen the confidence of the issuing markets.
Beswick recalled that the tourism contributes about 15 % of National GDP And it continues to be one of the main employment generators In coastal and urban areas, contributing significantly to the economic and social development of the country.
Diversification and sustainability, keys of the future
The president of the La Altagracia tourist cluster stressed that the Dominican government and the private sector work together in a Geographic and product diversification strategy.
This includes the promotion of New emerging destinations as Miches, Cabo Rojo, Pedernales, Samaná and Peraviaand the impulse of tourist products such as ecotourismhe Cultural Tourism and the health tourism for Balance the concentration in all inclusive package and extend the benefits to more communities the promotion of local culture.
He said that more sustainable and higher added experiences correspond to both a International demand more consistent as the need to improve the distribution of benefits between the regions that make up the national geography.
Puntacana Group
On the occasion of World Tourism Dayhe Puntacana Group expressed through his account of Instagram His pride in the legacy built in the east region of the country.
“Today, September 27, World Tourism Daywe remember with emotion and pride as upon our arrival in an unexplored region of the Dominican Republic known as Yauya already which we call Cana tip; We had the dream and the vision of seeing beyond, making an unknown place, a destination, “said the publication.
The message adds that: “A destination that today is the main tourist pole of the country and a true country brand. Imagine led man to the moon 50 years ago and, to us, to discover a paradise on earth. “
