President Abinader says that the Dominican Republic is one of the safest countries in the world, which is getting stronger every day.
The 10.3 million tourists who arrived in the Dominican Republic last year show that the country is still in the best moment for investment, as President Luis Abinader assured yesterday.
When leading the presentation of the results of tourist arrivals in December by the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), the President specified that the tourism sector continues on the path of growth, with the recognition of the international community, has greater control and the country with the best security.
“Today is still the best time to invest. We are one of the safest countries in the world and we are getting stronger every day. Furthermore, public-private alliances continue to produce results,” stated the President.
President Abinader said that tourism is a fundamental factor for the Dominican economy and increasingly impacts the gross domestic product (GDP).
“We are convinced that the development of tourism points towards the social and economic development of the country,” added Abinader.
According to figures presented by Minister David Collado, in the January-December period the country received 10,306,517 visitors by air and sea, thus exceeding the goal of 10 million tourists by more than 300,000.
He explained that last year the country received 8,058,670 by air and another 2,247,847 by sea. In December alone, RD1,194,742 tourists arrived in the country.
The sector registered growth of more than 36 percent compared to 2019.
Abinader specified that the development of the tourism sector is an achievement of the entire country and recognized the support of all sectors. He said that he is delighted with the numbers that the tourism sector has achieved, especially with reaching the goal, but understands that we must continue moving forward.
