The Dominican Republic welcomed 8,005,227 visitors Between January and August of this year, for an increase of 2.8 % if compared to the 7,790,809 passengers that arrived both air and maritime in the same period last year.
This was the result of the arrival of 6,085,053 Air Passengers –2 % above January-August of 2024– and 1,920,204 Maritime route – for a 5 % growth compared to the aforementioned period -, as reported yesterday by the Ministry of Tourism.
Only in August were in the country 707,175 tourists and 100,238 cruise membersfor a fall of 0.7 %, influenced by the decreases of passengers from the United States (-1 %) and Canada (-11 %), the two main issuing markets that the Nation has.
In this regard, the Minister of Tourism, David Colladohe said that “we had never reached” 700,000 tourists in a month like August, in which the Low season.
More Latin American
The tourist flow from Latin America It continues to grow: of the total air arrivals received in August, 111,796 were travelers from South America, for 16 % of the total and an interannual variation of 24 % compared to the month of August.
The Argentines They are being the travelers who are most motivated to meet Quisqueya: 10,556 non -resident foreigners arrived from Argentina, for a 56 % rise compared to August 2024 and representing 26 % of the total.
These were followed by Colombians (with 29 % more traveling to the country), Brazilians (12 % more), Peruvians (19 %) and Puerto Ricans (2 %). Instead, the arrival of Chileans had a 7 % decline in August.
Rising flights
This has been favored by a growth of 6,010 flights in August –596 more than last August, when 5,414 flights will be recorded, with an 80 %occupancy rate, and each of them transporting an average of 136 passengers. Thus, the country has received 47,622 flights in totalsince January.
26 % of flights were reserved in August through the airline Jetblue11 % per American Airlines and 8 % through Airlines Copa.
The AreaT airline was the highest growth during the past month, with 107 %, positioning itself as the Sixth most demanded airline Of all and doing 6 % of all flights.
Hotel occupation
All this generated a dynamism in the Hotel sectorwhich registered an occupation that averaged 69 %.
By tourist areas They highlight tourist poles such as BayaHíbe-La Romana (78 %), Bávaro-Punta Cana (74 %), Samaná-Las Terrenas (63 %) and Juan Dolio-Boca Chica (61 %).
As an emerging tourist pole is miches that already registered a Hotel occupation 58 %, higher than other destinations such as Santo Domingo (51 %), Barahona (46 %) or Sosúa-Cabarete (41 %).
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, said yesterday that it will be published “in less than 60 days” the Territorial Planning Plan of the Municipal District of Verón, La Altagracia province, as part of the efforts made by the institution that directs to ensure that the tourist activity is increasingly sustainable.
