This yr has gotten off to a tremendous begin for the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector. Month after month, the nation is seeing record-breaking numbers of tourists, exhibiting that extra folks than ever are selecting the Dominican Republic as their trip vacation spot.
The whole variety of guests arriving by air and water final month alone was shut to at least one million. In February, 661,088 guests arrived by air, 9% greater than earlier than the 2019 pandemic and 17% greater than in 2022. The enhance in cruise passenger arrivals is much more exceptional.
More than 250,000 vacationers arrived by cruise ship in February of this yr, which is greater than double the variety of cruise arrivals in 2019 and triple the quantity in the identical month final yr.
Adding to those exceptional numbers is the truth that January additionally noticed a file variety of guests. In whole, the Dominican Republic recorded greater than 1.8 million guests within the first two months of 2023. The nation seems to be effectively on its solution to reaching its lofty aim of receiving 10 million guests by the tip of the yr.
Most vacationers arrive within the province of La Altagracia, the place Punta Cana, the vacationer capital of the Dominican Republic, and most of the greatest resorts are positioned. In this gorgeous space, incredible seashores are ready to be loved.
The locations of Punta Cana, Bávaro and Bayahibe hosted 67% of worldwide guests.
The capital Santo Domingo and its environment are the second most visited place. The province of Santo Domingo hosted 8% of overseas guests.
In addition, 8% of overseas vacationers stayed within the province of Puerto Plata. Puerto Plata, the unique vacationer hub of the Dominican Republic, remains to be admired for its magnificent surroundings, which incorporates the coast, mountains, rivers and, in fact, gorgeous seashores.
The 27 Charcos of Damajagua, a set of 27 waterfalls alongside the Damajagua River that may be explored on foot with a neighborhood information, are the areas most well-known attraction.
The different places that draw vacationers from overseas are La Romana (4%), which is house to the well-known Casa de Campo resort, Samaná (3%), and Santiago de los Caballeros (2%), which has a few of the greatest eating places and nightlife within the Dominican Republic along with being stuffed with fascinating museums and cultural websites.