NewsWhore
01-24-2008, 03:10 PM
The DR's tourism sector experienced minimal growth in 2007. The arrival of visitors by air only grew by 1.6% between January and December while the arrival of non-resident Dominicans declined by 6.7%. The minimal growth reflects a generalized trend in the Caribbean region. Hotels also felt the tourism slump that decreased from 73% in 2006 to 72.2% in 2007. Listin Diario carries a report by the Central Bank that indicates that in 2007 the DR received 4,428,005 passengers of which 3,398,374 were non-resident foreigners and 581,208 were non-resident Dominicans. Punta Cana was the busiest among all airports receiving 51.4% of all tourists, followed by Las Americas (Santo Domingo) and Puerto Plata's Gregorio Luperon Airport, La Romana, the Cibao airport and La Isabela. Americans were still the DR's largest tourist group of air arrivals with 1,080,066 or 37.1% of the total. Canadians make up the second largest group of visitors, with 17.2% of the total.
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