Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Dominican-born Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY 13 District) said that the Dominican Republic continues to be a major tourist destination for people from the United States. They said that more than 2.7 million US citizens visited the DR last year as confirmed by the United States Embassy. The pair spoke during a press conference on evaluation of tourism in the Dominican Republic, and joined Asonahores president Paola Rainieri de Diaz on the podium.
Lots of nice things were said about the country, which has faced an onslaught of negative propaganda following recent reports of US citizens. The FBI gave its report to the Attorney General’s office last 16 September, but the results have yet to be passed on to the public. Schumer told reporters that as a result there has been an increase in tourism police, and the National Police, together with a major increase in CCTV cameras in tourist hotels and visitation areas.
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El Caribe
7 October 2019