Tourism continues to register “sustained and extraordinary” growth in the Dominican Republic, reaching a record of 6,968,623 visitors in the first seven months of this year, bringing the historic figure of 31,947,565 visits from August 2020 to July 2024.
This is how the Minister of Tourism showed him, David Colladopresenting figures on tourism behavior during an activity carried out at a Hotel in the Dominican capital.
He reported that in July alone, 811,192 tourists arrived in the country by air, 2% more than the same month last year, 10% above 2022 and 37% more than in 2019.
He also said that last month the country received 206,704 cruise passengers, which represents 39% more than the same month last year, 95% above 2022 and 148% higher than 2019.
“We are talking about the fact that last month alone the country received 1,017,896 visitors, 8% more than last year, 21% more than in 2022 and 51% more than in 2019,” said the minister in his traditional monthly report on the performance of the sector.
He indicated that growth continued steadily throughout the January-July period, when the country recorded the arrival, by air, of 5,286,174 non-residents, exceeding it by 8% in the first 7 months of last year, with 23% in 2022 and 27% in 2019.
By sea, Collado points out, the growth was much greater, with the arrival of 1,682,449 cruise passengers, which represents an increase of 19% more than in the January-July period of last year, 155% higher than in 2022 and 156% higher than in 2019.
“And so we get the big number: 6,968,623 visitors in the first 7 months of the year. We’re doing it again,” the official said.
He said that this represents an 11% increase in growth compared to the same period in 2023, 41% above 2022, 44% above 2019 and 48% above 2018.
He highlighted that from August 16 to July the country received 31,947,565, far exceeding any previous four-year period.
“All of this indicates the strong growth of tourism under our administration,” Collado emphasized.
