Here's a reprint from one of the stories carried on the Caribbean Daily news today (you can find the news link on the upper right corner of most of Samana Net's pages). We'll probably get a further report on our regular news services later. It again indicates that despite a declining market, more rooms are being added and this is NOT what we need at this time.
EFE News Service: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-TOURISM Dominican tourism down 6.6 percent in 2001
June 28, 2002 4:07pm
Santo Domingo, Jun 28 (EFE).- Tourism in the Dominican Republic decreased 6.6 percent last year compared to 2000, according to the latest report by the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores)
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The report attributes the decrease to higher fuel prices and an economic slump in several countries normally providing tourism to the island.
In 2001, 2,777,803 visitors entered the Dominican Republic, down from the 2,972,552 visitors recorded in the previous year.
Slightly more than 48 percent of tourists came from Europe, while 42 percent hailed from North America, according to the report.
The United States continues to be the Dominican Republic's leading source of tourists, accounting for 29 percent of the visitors from abroad, followed by Germany's 14.5 percent, Canada's 12.4 percent and France, with 8.5 percent.
Hotel occupancy in the Dominican Republic fell to 66.3 percent in 2001, down from 70.2 percent in the previous year.
The supply of hotel rooms in 2001 grew by 3.9 percent to 53,964 rooms, and 72.8 percent of hotels offered all-inclusive packages to visitors, the report noted.
Also, 19.7 percent of tourists last year were repeat visitors.
Copyright ? 2002 EFE News Services (U.S.) Inc. Source : Financial Times Information Limited.
EFE News Service: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-TOURISM Dominican tourism down 6.6 percent in 2001
June 28, 2002 4:07pm
Santo Domingo, Jun 28 (EFE).- Tourism in the Dominican Republic decreased 6.6 percent last year compared to 2000, according to the latest report by the National Hotel and Restaurant Association (Asonahores)
Advertisement: Explore Within This Space
The report attributes the decrease to higher fuel prices and an economic slump in several countries normally providing tourism to the island.
In 2001, 2,777,803 visitors entered the Dominican Republic, down from the 2,972,552 visitors recorded in the previous year.
Slightly more than 48 percent of tourists came from Europe, while 42 percent hailed from North America, according to the report.
The United States continues to be the Dominican Republic's leading source of tourists, accounting for 29 percent of the visitors from abroad, followed by Germany's 14.5 percent, Canada's 12.4 percent and France, with 8.5 percent.
Hotel occupancy in the Dominican Republic fell to 66.3 percent in 2001, down from 70.2 percent in the previous year.
The supply of hotel rooms in 2001 grew by 3.9 percent to 53,964 rooms, and 72.8 percent of hotels offered all-inclusive packages to visitors, the report noted.
Also, 19.7 percent of tourists last year were repeat visitors.
Copyright ? 2002 EFE News Services (U.S.) Inc. Source : Financial Times Information Limited.