This was stated by the Dominican ambassador to Brazil, Patricia Villegas
Arajet plans to expand its Flights between SD and the South American country
They seek to reciprocate cooperation and balance the trade balance
Related topics: Arajet, Brazil, Brasilia, Manaus, Minoru Matsunaga, Patricia Villegas de Jorge, Politur, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo
September 4, 2024
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The arrival of Brazilian tourists to the Dominican Republic is experiencing a notable growth due, among other factors, to the elimination of visas, a measure that has given the DR a great competitive advantage compared to other tourist markets, such as the case of Cancun which has seen a decline in the flow of Brazilian vacationers.
In that sense, Patricia VillegasDominican ambassador in Brazil He indicated that, “although Dominican Republic “Representing only 0.5% of Brazil’s territory, there is one industry in which it far surpasses the South American giant: tourism. This is an advantage that the Dominican ambassador wants to take advantage of to reciprocate cooperation and balance the trade balance between both countries.”
“The Caribbean country received more than 10 million visitors in 2023, while almost six million tourists traveled to Brazil,” he added.
He explained that Brazil is one of the leading sources of tourists to the Dominican Republic. Nearly 30,000 Brazilians have visited the country so far in 2024. Arajet fly to Sao Paulo and another Flight is being sought from Santo Domingo to Brasilia either Manausstate of Amazonas.
Villegas promoted the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the exchange of good practices between the Dominican Minister of Tourism and his counterpart in Brazil. As a result, the director of the Tourist Police (Politur) in the country, Minoru Matsunagagave a course to the tourist police of the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia.
It is recalled that the head of the Dominican diplomatic mission reached an agreement with Brazil to eliminate the need for a visa in 2021, which has increased the number of Dominicans visiting that country.
The ambassador says that the number has increased from around 200 in previous years to eight thousand in 2023, according to Diario Libre.
