Over the last six years the Dominican tourism industry has lost some of its competitive edge and tourist arrivals are down by 1.1%, according to an article in today’s Diario Libre, Monday 17 June. As tourism is one of the main pillars of the Dominican economy, this leads to questions as to whether the country will be able to attract ten million tourists by 2020, the government’s stated target. However, according to a report from the Competitive Index in Travels and Tourism 2013, the country has lost 14 spots in relation to other countries. The sector is vital to Dominican development with 4.5 million tourists visiting the country in 2012, but this level is in danger since so far this year arrivals are down by 1.1%.
www.diariolibre.com/economia/2013/06/17/i388637_industria-turistica-republica-dominicana-perdio-terreno-los-ultimos-seis-anos.html