NewsWhore
06-23-2009, 04:20 PM
Tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic were 2.41% higher in May 2009 compared to the same month in 2008. This good news comes after ten consecutive months of lower numbers, according to data published by the Central Bank on their website. In May this year, 6,972 more tourists arrived here than in the same month in 2008. The volume of tourists was attributed to two main factors. The first was a slight increase in the arrival of non-resident Dominicans - 4,434 more visits this year than last, for a 1.03% increase. The second factor was the re-routing of many tourists from Mexico to the Dominican Republic as a result of the influenza scare. Many of the companies that send tourists to Mexico have operations in the DR. The non-resident foreigner segment accounted for 1.38% of the increase.
See http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas.asp?a=Sector_Turismo
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See http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas.asp?a=Sector_Turismo
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)