President Abinader highlights tourism as a dynamic and avant-garde engine in the country

02-03-24

President Luis Abinader highlighted tourism as a leading and vibrant sector within the Dominican economy, underscoring the significant advances and projects carried out under his administration to strengthen this key industry. In his management report, Abinader emphasized the remarkable recovery and expansion of tourism in the country, evidenced by an impressive flow of more than 10 million visitors by 2023, a figure that positioned the Dominican Republic in first place worldwide in tourism recovery, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

This achievement places the Caribbean nation on par with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Albania in terms of post-pandemic tourism growth, reflecting the sector's dynamism and resilience in facing and overcoming global challenges. The president also highlighted an ambitious portfolio of 19 new hotel projects under development, which will total 9,135 rooms with a projected investment of approximately US$2.936 billion, marking a promising future for the Dominican tourism industry.

Abinader's strategy not only focuses on quantitative growth but also on the qualitative development of the sector, with significant public investments in tourism infrastructure throughout the country. Eighty-nine projects have been initiated or completed in 18 provinces, with investments totaling more than 8.4 billion pesos, ranging from the reconstruction of public spaces to the improvement of access to key tourist destinations.