The average daily expenditure of foreigners visiting the Dominican Republic has been evolving until approaching the level prepandemic. When in the first quarter of 2019 it was US$136.45 per day, for the same period in 2021 it fell to US$128.47, but rose again in 2022 to US$134.83, in a context of tourism recovery. post-pandemic.
Similarly, the average length of stay improved from pre-Covid-19 levels. In the first quarter of 2019, it stood at 8.39 nights, and in 2022 it grew to 9.38 in the same period.
According to figures published by the Central Bank, for the first quarter of 2020, the average stay was 8.75 nights and in 2021 it rose to 9.96 nights during the same cycle.
Dominican tourism closed its doors in March 2020 and opened in July of that same year. The closure of this sector was carried out with the purpose of preventing the spread of the coronavirus within the country.
Between January-March of the current year, the arrival of non-resident passengers to the Dominican territory through different international air terminals was 1,714,947 tourists, for a growth of 139.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, reports the Central Bank. Of that total, 83% corresponds to non-resident foreigners and the remaining 16.6% to non-resident Dominicans.
During 2021, the arrival of non-resident passengers by air was 4,994,309 tourists, close to the goal of five million, and a growth of 107.6% compared to the previous year.
Last Monday, the World Tourism Organization recognized the Dominican Republic for having achieved “the maximum recovery in tourism”.
