Dominican Republic received 7,625,986 visitors in the January-September period

Santo Domingo – Minister David Collado affirmed on Thursday that tourism continues its unstoppable growth, with the arrival of 545,990 visitors this month, reaching the historic figure of 7,625,986 in the January-September period.

“Those are historic numbers, which are felt in the economy and the best of all is that this growth is unstoppable,” said Minister Collado, when presenting the statistics for the month of September during an event held at the El Embajador hotel.

He reported that, in September, only by air, 478,794 tourists entered the country, which represents 48% more than the same month of 2019, 31% more than in 2021 and 11% more than in 2022.

He expressed that this sustainable growth is also reflected in the cruise industry, seen that in September the country received the arrival of 67,196 cruise passengers, for a total of 1,602,411 in the January-September period.

“If we look at these figures, we are talking about the Dominican Republic receiving no more and no less than 7,625,986 in the January-September period, a true record,” Collado said.

He pointed out that the projections for tourist arrivals at the end of the year will exceed 7.9 million, which would be a new record.

He reiterated that by the end of 2023, the Dominican Republic will surpass the goal of 10 million tourists.