What is the tourism situation in the Dominican Republic?
A. The Dominican Republic is now the major tourist island in the Caribbean. It attracts about 13% of the region’s tourist flow. Tourism has become one of the most important aspects of the Dominican economy. Tourism has been given a tremendous boost by the fact that the Dominican Republic has the largest tourist accommodation capacity in the Caribbean. With the lowest registered rate of tourist expenditure per day in the region, the Dominican Republic is one of the most affordable places for all-inclusive vacationing for visitors. However, agriculture is still the backbone of the economy. Traditional exports – sugar, cocoa, coffee, bananas and tobacco – flourish in this land of fertile valleys and foliage-clad mountains.
