Tourists from the United States and Canada make up the bulk of travel to the DR with 57.56%. Travel from the US was up by 4,393 travelers during the period while Europeans account for 29.92%. South America has increased its market share with 9.32%. Central America and the Caribbean (primarily Puerto Rico) contributed 2.96%.<\/p>\n
The Central Bank highlights the importance of South America as an emerging market. The numbers for Jan-Feb from South America were: Argentina (9,129), Brazil (5,664), Chile (2,714), Colombia (1,834) and Peru (1,010). The South American market was up 41.41% so far this year, with 20,005 more travelers in January-February. This compensates for the 7,407 fewer passengers coming from Europe.<\/p>\n
Emerging markets like Russia (5,628 more travelers) and Poland (1,473 travelers) fared better than the European average for the first two months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tourists from the United States and Canada make up the bulk of travel to the DR with 57.56%. Travel from the US was up by 4,393 travelers during the period while Europeans account for 29.92%. South America has increased its market share with 9.32%. Central America and the Caribbean (primarily Puerto Rico) contributed 2.96%. The … <\/p>\n