The Dominican Republic had an “extraordinary” end to the year with the arrival of 8,535,742 tourists by air and another 2,656,305 cruise passengers in the January-December period, thus reaching the historic figure of 11,192,042 visitors in 2024.
This was reported this Wednesday by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, when presenting the sector statistics for the month of December, in his usual press conference each month.
“These results are more than numbers, they are a ratification that we are an increasingly stronger sector, a true benchmark in world tourism,” said Minister Collado.
The arrival of these 8,535,742 tourists, by air, represents a growth of 32% compared to the same period in 2019, 19% compared to 2022 and 6% compared to 2023, the official indicated.
The arrival of 2,656,305 cruise passengers last year also represents growth of 141% compared to the same period in 2019, 103% compared to 2022 and 18% compared to 2023.
Highlighting the arrival of 11,192,047 visitors last year, Collado said that this represents a growth of 48% compared to 2019, 32% compared to 2022 and 9% compared to 2023.
He pointed out that the countries that contributed the largest number of tourists were the United States, with 46%, Canada with 19%, Colombia with 5%, Argentina 4% and Puerto Rico 3%.
The largest number of tourists, said the official, arrived through the airports of Punta Cana with 59%, Las Américas 24%, Cibao 11% and La Romana 1%.
Minister Collado assured that this year the tourism sector will continue to register sustained growth, surpassing its own records.
