International travel to the DR is up for the first two months of the year, according to Central Bank statistics. A total of 725,238 foreign travelers arrived during the first two months of the year, up 9% when compared to 664,523 for the same period in 2007. Canadian travelers have taken the lead in 2008, with 217,885 coming (108,128 in January and 109,757 in February). US travelers followed with 184,136 (83,523 in Jan and 100,613 in Feb). The next important source countries were France with 80,759 (40,049 in Jan and 40,710 in Feb), Germany with 38,614 (19,069 in Jan and 19,545 in Feb), Spain with 34,421 (14,595 in Jan and 19,826 in Feb), Italy with 33,416 (18,037 in Jan and 15,379 in Feb), Great Britain with 27,147 (13,416 in Jan and 13,731 in Feb) and Holland with 10,418 (5,482 in Jan and 4,936 in Feb). Others are Argentina with 9,283 travelers (5,109 in Jan and 4,174 in Feb), Russia with 8,625 (4,987 in Jan and 3,638 in Feb), Belgium 7,714 (4,054 in Jan and 3,660 in Feb), Chile with 7,643 travelers (3,123 in Jan and 4,520 in Feb), Venezuela with 7,180 travelers (4,173 in Jan and 3,007 in Feb), Switzerland with 6,479 (3,223 in Jan and 3,256 in Feb), and Colombia with 5,246 travelers (3,254 in Jan and 1,992 in Feb).