Santo Domingo.– Between January and August 2,567,050 tourists visited the Dominican
Republic, according to its Ministry of Tourism. This is a 4.5% increase
compared to the same period in 2007, when 2,455,932 tourists visited.
Over half the tourists came through Punta Cana International Airport
(54.7%), while the remaining amount came through Las Americas
International Airport (19.3%), Puerto Plata (15.8%) and La Romana
(5.5%).
A small number of tourists arrived by Santiago's central Cibao
airport, or Isabela airport in Santo Domingo and El Catey airport in
Samaná.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the Russian tourist
market grew considerably in 2008 with an 83% increase in Russian
tourists compared to last year, Ukrainian tourism is up 11% and Polish
tourism is up 92.5%.
From Latin America, there were also increases.
There were increases from Brazil (up 32.5%), Ecuador (up 37.9%), Mexico
(up 15.5%), Chile (up 44.8%), Argentina (up 38.1%) and Colombia (30.1%)
as air links improved.
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
old data
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Chillaxin:
Your racial envy is afecting your negative feelings against Dominican Republic..
Written by: BASTA, 26 Oct 2008 8:10 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
facts are facts but in Rd we have a president who has never told the truth
Written by: TFISKE 
, 26 Oct 2008 8:34 PM
From: Canada, Alberta
Wow
You guys prefer bad news versus good news I guess!
Why is it so hard for you guys to believe people want to visit the DR
This is not difficult data for them to get !
Try and be positive for once Its not that hard
From: United States, Brooklyn
the Colombians that arrived were Narcs... JAJAJAJA and the russians.... Mafioso... JAJAJJAJAJ
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Written by: JRRubirosa, 26 Oct 2008 3:10 PM
From: United States
Chillaxin:
Your racial envy is afecting your negative feelings against Dominican Republic..
what does that mean ? you know nothing about me,
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Between January and August 2,
like I said, old Data has very little to due with the crisis now,
Written by: ambioriv, 26 Oct 2008 10:54 PM
From: United States
all these haters its incredible, our president could not be doing a better job!
There's a big difference between criticism and hate!
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
Written by: CarlosFranco, 26 Oct 2008 10:24 PM
From: United States
the Colombians that arrived were Narcs... JAJAJAJA and the russians.... Mafioso... JAJAJJAJAJ
thats very true
From: United States, Somewhere in the World
This is the best government the DR has ever had, is this something to be proud of, especially with the amount of people displaced and starving to death, Euromax then why don't you present LF with some strategies to help the people, after all his pockets are weighing.... aren't they? Besides you have conections with him, but i'm sure you'll have to make an appointment, see if he has enough time to see you when he gets back into town from his many adventurous travels.
Written by: josean, 27 Oct 2008 1:00 PM
From: United States
Words that should never be used in the same sentence:
1. Good Job
2. Good Man
3. Lie-onel Fernandez
From: Dominican Republic
Chillaxin:
How is data through August of this year old? BTW The "2" you refer to is not the day in August, it's the first number in "2,567,050"... The world economic downturn and the "credit crunch/crisis" was in full swing during this period.
Try getting more current census/travel data from the US or any other international source...
Jeez...read a little good news and get negative...talk about seeing the glass half empty!!!
From: United States
Si los datos son ciertos, hace muy poca diferencia para el pais. Las zonas turisticas estan arrendadas a corporaciones extranjeras por sumas ridiculas que terminan en el bolsillo de algunos. Luego, lo que nos queda son zonas del pais donde los recursos naturales son contaminados por la falta de regulacion a estos hoteles. Y si el prospecto de mayor cantidad de empleos que suponen estas operaciones hoteleras es una razon para verlo como positivo, realmente no lo es, ya que los salarios son insignificantes. Se explota la tierra, se explota al dominicano, y ni Leonel ni ningun otro Presidente tiene una propuesta seria al respecto. Es increible que lo que podria ser la principal fuente de ingresos al pais, para financiar educacion, salud y hasta el problema de generacion de energia electrica, no esta siendo reclamada como tal por nuestro gobierno representativo. Lo unico que le trae el turismo al pais es turistas.
From: Dominican Republic
Well, I'm just passing by and have come across with some very boring
comments here, which seem to be completely out of sense.
But finally somebody said something true up there.
What the hell is going on with those who write in this page just to show they have something again the nicest country IN THE WORLD, even though facing some lacks we still be the best. u Got me?
Now let's look foward not at the past.
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Your racial envy is afecting your negative feelings against Dominican Republic..
You guys prefer bad news versus good news I guess!
Why is it so hard for you guys to believe people want to visit the DR
This is not difficult data for them to get !
Try and be positive for once Its not that hard
From: United States
Chillaxin:
Your racial envy is afecting your negative feelings against Dominican Republic..
what does that mean ? you know nothing about me,
like I said, old Data has very little to due with the crisis now,
There's a big difference between criticism and hate!
From: United States
the Colombians that arrived were Narcs... JAJAJAJA and the russians.... Mafioso... JAJAJJAJAJ
thats very true
1. Good Job
2. Good Man
3. Lie-onel Fernandez
How is data through August of this year old? BTW The "2" you refer to is not the day in August, it's the first number in "2,567,050"... The world economic downturn and the "credit crunch/crisis" was in full swing during this period.
Try getting more current census/travel data from the US or any other international source...
Jeez...read a little good news and get negative...talk about seeing the glass half empty!!!
comments here, which seem to be completely out of sense.
But finally somebody said something true up there.
What the hell is going on with those who write in this page just to show they have something again the nicest country IN THE WORLD, even though facing some lacks we still be the best. u Got me?
Now let's look foward not at the past.
Also better: http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas.asp?a=Sector_Turismo