Canada ranked as the No. 1 source market for tourists headed to the Dominican Republic in January 2004. During the first month of this year, 77,249 Canadians visited the DR to make up 28% of the total foreign air arrivals. US tourists were next, with 69,775, or 25.3% of the total. France has moved up to become the third most important source market, with 34,601 arrivals, followed by Germany with 21,313 arrivals, Italy with 14,530, Spain with 13,727 and England with 12,772.