He Ministry of Tourism and the Punta Cana International Airport they received this morning with meringue and folk dance the symbolic arrival of visitor number 11 million this 2024, with which the country exceeds the goal set of attracting more than one million additional visitors to last year.
With a broad smile, the Canadian Bruce Pirt and his family were grateful for the warm welcome they received when they arrived from OttawaCanada, on Air Transat airline flight 830, which arrived at 11:30 in the morning.
“Me I got married 20 years ago in the Dominican Republic, and we have returned,” he said excitedly when speaking on the reception stage.
His wife, Kathryn Jennifer Curtis, said that the Dominican Republic is one of their favorite destinations, where they go constantly because it is very cold in Canada, and they prefer to travel on vacation to enjoy the weather. climate and of the human warmth.
The couple traveled accompanied by his daughtersMelissa Jane Pirt and Anna Wyn Pirt.
Its impact
The Minister of Tourism, David Colladothanked the family for continuing to choose the Dominican Republic as their preferred option to travel.
He highlighted that after once again achieving a record numberthe Dominican Republic is on its way to being a tourism power in the region.
When speaking with attendees and the press, he stated that this December the goal of air arrivals would be exceeded, with around 860,000 in just one monthwhen the average is 700,000 air arrivals, which positively impacts the added value of tourism and, therefore, the Dominican economy.
The official stated that this 2024 will close with the milestone of two open skies agreements with the United States and Argentina, which could project greater arrival of touriststhrough the reduction in air tickets.
The minister explained that for next year the goal set by the President Luis Abinader is from 12.5 million of visitors.
He chairman of the board of Grupo Puntacana, Frank Rainieri, announced to the Pirt family that, for representing the historical mark of 11 million visitors (and being the 5 millionth at the Punta Cana International Airport), they will have a free week of accommodation at the hotel complex The Westin Puntacana & Resorts, a subsidiary of the company, on its next visit to the country.
