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05-19-2006, 02:10 PM
The director of the Central Bank National Accounts Department, Carmen Julia Reyes said on TV yesterday that while the number of travelers to the Dominican Republic increased by 8.8% during the first quarter of the year, spending by travelers is down. Thus the Dominican Republic is receiving fewer benefits from the influx of tourists. As reported in Diario Libre, Reyes said there has been a decline in spending due to the arrival of visitors with lower purchasing power. "Apparently there is a tourism that is coming with reduced purchasing power, in addition to shorter stays," she explained during an interview on RNN's Agenda Economica.
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