The Arrival of Tourists Has Increased Almost 11% From January to July
The arrival of foreign tourists by plane to Dominican Republic has increased a 10,8% in the first seven months of the year, as compared to the same period in 2005.
As reported by sources in the tourism sector, 51,95 % of the foreign visitors which arrived this year came from North America and 39,46% came from Europe.
Dominican authorities expect to receive about 4 million tourists in 2006, that is, around 300,000 more than last year.
Tourism is the main source of income in Dominican Republic, followed by money transferences to relatives from emigrants and industrial free trade zones.