Puerto Plata maintains hegemony in cruise ship tourism
PUERTO PLATA.- According to the Ministry of Tourism, during November a total of 46 cruise ships will touch the destination Puerto Plata maintaining its hegemony in that area. Of those 46 tourist ships, 22 will dock at the Amber Cove port of Maimón, operated by Carnival Corporation, while the remaining 24 will arrive at the Taíno Bay terminal in the same bay of this Atlantic city, under the management of ITM Group.
“This volume of arrivals reaffirms the position of Puerto Plata as a key destination for the cruise industry since the Dominican Republic continues to consolidate itself as the main hub for cruises in the Caribbean,” said Atahualpa Paulino, who is the Regional Director of Northern Tourism. Paulino said that thanks to the determined support of the Government and the Minister of Tourism, our country maintains the projection of receiving 11.5 million visitors by the end of this year, despite a 2% drop in the arrival of non-resident tourists who entered the country by air. The official explained that this contraction was cushioned by the arrival of cruise passengers, which totaled 111,701 by October for a total of more than eight million visitors, which represents an increase of 10% compared to the first nine months of this year. Statistics from the Ministry of Tourism indicate that the local market is nourished by the main tourist-issuing countries, which are the United States with 39%, Canada with 9%, Colombia with 8%, followed by Argentina – 6% and England – 4%.
Source: Puerto Plata Digital
Nov 5, 2024
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