Visitor arrivals to Dominican Republic up 6% in 2018, led by arrivals from US

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reported (10-Jan-2019) visitor arrivals to the Dominican Republic for Dec-2018 and 2018. Details include:

• Dec-2018:
  • Visitor arrivals: 659,008, +5.1% year-on-year;
    • US: 186,732, +7.9%;
    • Canada: 103,848, +4.7%;
    • France: 22,546, +1.7%;
    • Germany: 20,134, -13.7%;
    • Spain: 15,813, -4.9%;
    • Argentina: 14,614, -14.6%;
    • Brazil: 12,707, -1.1%;
    • UK: 10,499, -13.9%;
    • Venezuela: 10,054, -1.2%;
    • Italy: 9559, -11.9%;
• 12 months ended Dec-2018:
  • Visitor arrivals: 6.6 million, +6.2% year-on-year;
    • US: 2.2 million, +7.9%;
    • Canada: 892,020, +7.8%;
    • France: 228,629, +3.2%;
    • Argentina: 221,850, +21.8%;
    • Germany: 217,185, -18.3%;
    • UK: 187,492, +5.6%;
    • Spain: 163,273, -8.3%;
    • Brazil: 132,861, +39.2%;
    • Venezuela: 101,155, -7.8%;
    • Italy: 82,581, -1.8%. [more - original PR]