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12-18-2008, 03:20 PM
Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia believes that tourism in the DR will emerge unscathed from the looming international financial crisis, as reported in Hoy. Garcia's optimism is based on a 2.10% growth in tourism from January to November. Garcia added that tourism in the DR has already survived five crises, including the US real estate problems, the increase in fuel prices during the summer, the global food shortage and the instability in the international financial markets. Making his case, Garcia said that travel from the US was up 1.61%. When Canada is included, travel from North America was up 4.52%. European travel dropped 2% during the same period. Garcia adds that holiday travel has begun with more arrivals than expected.
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