Wednesday, July 25, 2007

PUNTA CANA GETS THE MOST VISITORS

SANTO DOMINGO. Almost half the total number of tourists who came to this country arrived through the Punta Cana airport, according to the most recent report of the Central Bank on tourists flow. This past January, 46.8% of the foreigners and non-residents who arrived in this country came in through that terminal.

Puerto Plata ranked second, having received 25.6% of the visitors during the first month of the year, whereas Las Americas terminal recorded 15.9%.

La Romana Airport mobilized 10.0%, and the remaining 1.7% came in through the Cibao and the Herrera terminals, according to the official report.

The report states that, although it took second place for the number of tourists mobilized, Puerto Plata is the most dynamic, with a growth of 26.0%. In Punta Cana, the increase amounts to 7.8%, but Las Américas, La Romana, Cibao and Herrera, reported a decline of 4.5%, 5.6%, 9.6% and 38.3%, respectively.

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