NewsWhore
05-30-2007, 02:50 PM
Number of arrivals in the Dominican tourism industry slowed a bit in 2007, according to recently available Central Bank statistics for the first four months of the year. From January to April 2007, 1,510,341 tourists had arrived, compared to 1,488,912 for the same period in 2006. The stats show a 1.4% increase in the number of visitors. The Ministry of Tourism explains that the numbers in part reflect the switch to a predominant US market share of most resorts, and the effect of the new US passport requirement on last minute decisions of travelers. Airport closures due to storms also brought about many cancellations from US ports. Canadian arrivals were up 41,436 passengers for the period, while US arrivals declined 18,392 when compared to the same period in 2006. Travel from the UK, France and Germany is also reported down. This is explained by the reduction in long haul flights to the Americas in general from those countries. Regardless of the numbers, the DR tourism industry has never financially done better. Record real estate development sales, including the first Trump development that generated US$300 million when it was launched on the market in May, have produced major inflows of hard currency.
http://www.bancentral.gov.do/notas_del_bc.asp?a=bc2007-05-30
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http://www.bancentral.gov.do/notas_del_bc.asp?a=bc2007-05-30
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