According to the business intelligence company, ForwardKeys, flight bookings to the Dominican Republic have plunged in the wake of the continued announcement of deaths of Americans staying at resorts. Other Caribbean destinations are benefiting.
ForwardKeys reports that while in April and May of this year, bookings to the Dominican Republic had been up 2.8%, from 1 June to 19, cancellations jumped 51.2% on bookings for future travel dates. Cancellations jumped 70% the day after the 11th death this year was reported.
Countries benefiting from the lull in Dominican bookings from 1 to 19 June were Jamaica, which had been down 8.4% in April and May, was up 26%. The Bahamas had been down 7% in April and May, and spiked up to 44.5% from 1-19 June. Aruba, down 3.5% in April and May, saw a 31.3% increase again from 1 to 19 June.
ForwardKeys found that bookings to the Dominican Republic started to fall after three deaths that happened at the end of May. Bookings further fell after several June deaths were reported.
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Fox Business
26 June 2019