USA tops the list of inbound tourists to the Dominican Republic
The United States, Puerto Rico, and Colombia top the list of countries of inbound tourists to the Dominican Republic that have registered the highest growth in the first half of 2021, according to data from the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (ASONAHORES).
The top ten issuers also include Ukraine, Spain, Germany, France, Argentina, Canada, and Russia.
In the first six months of the year, according to Asonahores, 750,763 American tourists arrived, traditionally the first issuer from the Dominican Republic, of which 206,650 arrived through Santo Domingo, 2,002 through La Romana and 391,160 through Punta Cana.
While 51,703 visitors arrived from Puerto Rico by air and 47,476 from Colombia.
43,549 came from Ukraine in the January-June period, 31,644 from Spain, 20,730 from Germany, and 18,259 from France.
It should be noted that the largest number of Ukrainians arrived through the La Romana airport, 26,449, and 16,041 arrived through Punta Cana. Meanwhile, some 14,975 Argentines used the country to vacation in the first half of the year; in addition to 9,205 Canadians and 8,341 Russians.