External factors expected to impact global tourism, DR continues to benefit from vigorous US travel

[Dolores]

Travel has been down in February and March after record setting months in 2023 and 2024. Analysts observe this is because the vacations that were not had in 2020, 2021 and 2022 were had in 2023 and 2024. Another reason cited is that this year, Easter Week happened in April, not March. Travel to the DR in February and March for the first time did not set new records.

The same is happening in the United States. Analysts in the United States are concerned of the impact of new restrictions, trade wars and war in general can have on the tourism industry. What happens in the United States is of concern to the US because of the close trade, tourism, remittances and foreign investment relationships.

Analysts are pointing to the uncertainties caused by the continuing wars and the disruptions in the economy delivered during the first months of the Trump administration, impacting both travel from the United States and Canada. The overall conclusion, nevertheless, is that US inbound...

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[PJT]

It may be expected there will be a media advertising explosion aimed at getting the US traveling public focused on the benefits of US domestic tourism. Its agenda will be to spend US dollars in the US. It will be done to make up for the loss of revenues because of large numbers of foreign tourists avoiding the US, a fallout of the tariff wars and Trump's world leadership goals. It can be expected the DR will suffer declining numbers of US tourists.

Regards,

PJT