The Dominican Republic, country located in the eastern two - thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, famed destination for its idyllic beaches, superb resorts and golf courses with a captivating interior highlighted by a captivating mountainous territory dominated by the Cordillera Central in which the Pico Duarte stands out for the second consecutive year exceeded 10 million visitors and with this great achievement the Caribbean nation aspires to exceed 11 million for the first time by the end of 2024.
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader highlighted the impact that tourism has on the national economy, today the tourism industry generated more than 720,000 jobs in the country, when taking stock of the behavior of the sectors so far in 2024, during an event with representatives of various sectors that intervene in that industry.
The President assured that work is being done to strengthen existing destinations, as well as to promote new enclaves with the aim of achieving the goal of 11 million visitors.
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado informed about tourism relevant data, indicatinh that in November alone the country received 881.499 visitors, 2% more than in the same period last year.
667.045 tourists arrived by air, which represents an increase of 5% compared to November 2023 while 214.454 visitors did so on cruise ships.
The President of the Association of Hotels and Tourism, David Libre reported interesting data as that concerning hotel occupancy reaching 76% and recalled that there are 400 hotels in the Dominican Republic with a total of more than 84.000 rooms.
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