Tourism soars a 56 percent growth in the Dominican Republic
The Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic has released the latest data confirming the recovery of international tourism in the Caribbean destination.
In March, the country received 263,857 non-resident foreign passengers, which represents an increase of 56% compared to the previous month and 3.4% over March 2020.
More than 70% of these new arrivals corresponded to American tourists and more than 40% of the travelers entered the country through the Punta Cana International Airport, according to the Dominican government.
As of March 28th, 2021, a total of 3,142 flights from a hundred airlines from more than 40 countries had arrived in the Dominican Republic, marking an increase of 39% compared to February.
In the last week of March, the occupancy of the arriving flights reached occupancy levels similar to the pre-pandemic for the first time.
“The rebound in international tourism to the Dominican Republic in March 2021 is a clear sign that our reactivation strategy is being successful”, said Tourism Minister David Collado.
Other indicators that show the recovery of tourism in the Dominican Republic are hotel occupancy and flight and room reservations. In the last week of March, hotel occupancy reached 70.6%, the highest figure in the last twelve months. The five main tourist destinations in the country registered occupancy rates above 68%.
The volume of room sales per night for stays in the next 30 days has reached historical highs for Punta Cana and La Romana – Bayahíbe.