Tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic grew by 4.3% during the first semester of this year. Overall, the country’s international airports handled over two million passengers, more than 82,621 than the number registered during the same period in 2010. In total, the airports received 2.4 million passengers, representing a 3.6% increase from last year’s numbers. The main reason for this [...]

The French airline XL Airways announced that it will be handling 126 flights into Punta Cana’s international airport.  In total, the airline is offering 34 more flights than the number handled last year.  Another airline offering services to Punta Cana is Air France, with 82 scheduled flights for this summer. Between January and May some 134,000 French citizens visited the [...]

During the 2005-2010 period some 1.2 British tourists visited the Dominican Republic.  Ninety percent of these tourists came in through the Punta Cana International Airport, situated on the country’s easternmost region, while the rest came in through the Puerto Plata airport, the north coast’s most important tourism destination. During the months of January-May 2011 a total number of 52,491 British [...]

Flights between the United States and Punta Cana, on the country’s easternmost region, are expected to grow this summer by 54%.  A special report issued by the Punta Cana International Airport indicates that so far this year some 283 flights arrived in the modern facility.  Projected arrivals during the first semester surpassed initial numbers by 154 additional arrivals. The total [...]