Central Bank travel statistics show that travel from the United States is up 25%
\nfor the first ten months of the year. Some 729,471 foreign non-resident arrivals
\npassed through Dominican airports from January to October 2003, compared to
\n581,441 for the same period in 2002 or 147,030 more travelers. US foreign
\narrivals made up 31% of foreign arrivals this year.
\nCanadian travel is also up by 86,849 travelers for the first 10 months of the
\nyear. Central Bank statistics show that 330,858 Canadian travelers have visited
\nthis year, up from 244,009 for the same period in 2002. Canada is only second to
\nthe US in number of foreign travelers to the Dominican Republic.
\nPuerto Rican travel is also up considerably. Statistics show that 50,370 Puerto
\nRicans came this year, up from 29,316 for the first 10 months in 2002, for a 72%
\nincrease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Central Bank travel statistics show that travel from the United States is up 25% for the first ten months of the year. Some 729,471 foreign non-resident arrivals passed through Dominican airports from January to October 2003, compared to 581,441 for the same period in 2002 or 147,030 more travelers. US foreign arrivals made up 31% … <\/p>\n