Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia says that according to Central Bank statistics, travel is up 5.24% in the first four months of the year. The stats show that 81,363 more tourists visited for the period, compared to 2010. The boost in travel comes primarily from the United States.
So far, 1,780,234 visitors arrived at the nation’s eight international airports in the first four months of the year.
Travel is up from the United States (16,381 more travelers), France (4,565 more), Russia (3,618 more), Brazil 3,465+), and Germany (2,925). Others showing increased travel are Argentina (2,793+), Italy (2,724+), Venezuela (2,3766+), Chile (1,295) and Colombia (1,224+).
Punta Cana International Airport continues to be the main port of entry for tourists visiting the country, with 906,928 non-resident travelers, for 62.17% of total tourist arrivals. This is a 12.62% increase on the same period last year.
Travel through Santo Domingo’s Las Americas was up 17.54%, for a total of 255,865 tourists.