The crisis economic shaking Europe After the Covid-19 pandemic they have made many tourists They limit their budget to visit other destinations, including the Dominican Republica trend that little by little begins to change for those who reside in some countries of the old continent.
Between January and March 2025, the arrival of foreigners Non -residents via air was 2,320,725 passengers, influenced by an important mobilization of tourists North Americans, who represented 57.98 % of that total, according to data from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD).
From Europe254,001 passengers entered the country, a flow tourist which approaches 91.53 % to the 277,500 Europeans who were visiting the first quarter of 2024.
Finland led the emission of tourists From that region, with 52,797 passengers, for an increase of 7,641 % compared to the 682 passengers that arrived between January and March last year, which shows an important dynamism from Europe northern.
This followed Irelanddestination from which 27,812 came out tourists Between January and March of this year, 2,885 % more than the 941 that arrived during the same period last year, and Hungaryfrom which 40,188 passengers left, leaving the 2,608 Hungarian that were here last year, for an increase of 1,440 %.
He Tourist flow It also grew from countries such as:
- Norway (which went from 887 passengers to 18,608, for an increase of 1,997 %)
- Greece (From 541 to 5,503 passengers, for 917 %)
- Sweden (From 1,327 to 9,915, for 647 %)
- Russia (From 860 to 2,592, for 201 %)
- Luxembourg (from 602 to 806, 33.89 % more)
- Portugal (from 4,430 to 5,718, 29.07 % more).
Still because of recover
In contrast, there is still markets Issuers of tourists They are still without recover at all, especially in the regions of Europe Central and Europe Western.
There are some usual destinations that still do not recoveras France (Of which only 212 arrived tourists In the first quarter of 2023, versus 54,316 passengers of January-March 2024), Italy (with only 429 visitors), United Kingdom (690 visitors), Spain (749 visitors) and Swiss (1,643 visitors).
