{"id":209155,"date":"2024-01-09T07:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=209155"},"modified":"2024-01-09T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:56:29","slug":"over-the-christmas-holidays-dr-reaches-its-10-millionth-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2024\/01\/09\/over-the-christmas-holidays-dr-reaches-its-10-millionth-visitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Over the Christmas holidays, DR reaches its 10 millionth visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Dominican Republic on 26 December 2023 celebrated the 10 millionth tourist arrival for the first time in a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Tourism announced that Ariana Guilak, a systems engineer from California, was the symbolic 10 millionth arrival. She flew in on American Airlines from Miami to Punta Cana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism Minister David Collado highlighted the record in arrivals is the result of the public and private sectors making decisions for the sector together. “The country is celebrating,” said Collado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight was received with a water salute and Minister of Tourism David Collado and Frank Rainieri of the Puntacana Group bestowed the honor on Ariana Guilak once she landed at the Punta Cana International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism is the sector that makes the most significant contribution to the Dominican economy, with an estimated 20% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dominican Republic is third behind Mexico, which received 38 million tourists in 2022, and Canada, with 12.8 million in 2022, as the most visited country in the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 10 million tourist goal was set in 2012 when President Danilo Medina initiated his Presidency. At the time, former president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association (Asonahores) and former Caribbean Tourism Organization, Dominican lawyer Enrique Eduardo de Marchena, was vocal about the positive impacts of the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism Minister David Collado says the country will now work towards the goal of 15 million tourists by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Dominican Republic on 26 December 2023 celebrated the 10 millionth tourist arrival for the first time in a year. The Ministry of Tourism announced that Ariana Guilak, a systems engineer from California, was the symbolic 10 millionth arrival. She flew in on American Airlines from Miami to Punta Cana. Tourism Minister David Collado highlighted … <\/p>\n

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