Advantages and Disadvantages of Tourism Dominican Republic.

Tourism in the Dominican Republic, like other countries, has its advantages and
disadvantages, both the local market and internationally.
Tourism offers many benefits to the country, both economically and in the political, social,
cultural, etc.
Some of these could be:
• Income and increases the country's economy.
• Exchange of different cultures, not only the country but the foreigners who visit us.
• Generates and increases employment opportunities.
• Increased foreign flights into the country.
• External relationships.
• Generation of currencies and currency input from other foreign countries.
Tourism not only offers advantages, but also disadvantages, not only for the country but for all
countries.
Some of these are:
• Most of the country's hotels are in the hands of foreigners.
• Construction of hotel rooms exaggerated.
• Destruction of the fauna and flora of the tourist areas.
• Waste multiply in tourist areas.
• The pollution caused by the large number of buses, for this activity.
• Input and output of harmful products.

TOURISM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

LOCATION/GEOGRAPHY
The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares
with the Republic of Haiti. The country is the second largest in the Caribbean region, with a surface
area of 18,533 square miles (48,442 square kilometers). Located in the heart of the Caribbean, the
Dominican Republic is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and to the south by the Caribbean
Sea.

POPULATION
The population of the Dominican Republic is 9,378,819 (2010 Census).

TIME ZONE
Local time is GMT -4. It is an hour ahead of Atlantic Standard Time in the United States in the winter.
Unlike the United States and Europe, the Dominican Republic does not observe daylight saving time.
CAPITAL CITY

The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the New World. Greater
Santo Domingo has a population of around three million people.

GOVERNMENT
The Dominican Republic is a representative democracy. There are three branches of government:
Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Every four years the country elects its president, vice president,
legislators and city government officials. President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita
Cedeño were elected for a four-year term that began on 16 August 2012 and ends on 16 August 2016.
LANGUAGE

Spanish is the official language of the Dominican Republic. However, you’ll be surprised how many
hotel and tourist destination employees speak English, French, German and Italian. If you decide to
venture out of the tourist areas, it is helpful to learn some basic phrases in Spanish.
CURRENCY

The Dominican Peso (RD$) is the official currency of the Dominican Republic. You can find the peso
exchange rate for several international currencies
atwww.bancentral.gov.do/tasas_cambio/TMC4001.PDF
Major credit cards are accepted at most tourist locations, but it is best to check in advance at small
hotels, restaurants and shops.

ATMs are located in almost all of the Dominican Republic’s cities, as well as at most resorts. Large
supermarkets have ATMs that are open until late.
TOURISM STATISTICS

4,464,643  non-resident foreigners flew to the Dominican Republic in 2014. A further  676,734 non-
resident Dominicans also chose to visit in 2014. The Dominican Republic received 19.5% of the record
number of 26.3 million visitors to the Caribbean region in 2014.

Most air arrivals landed at the Punta Cana airport, 65.3% of all air traffic. Santo Domingo was the
second destination of arrivals with 18.5%, followed by Puerto Plata 8.1%, Santiago 4.4%, La Romana
2.4% and Samaná 1.2%.

 In 2014, most tourists visiting the country by air came from:
United States 41%
Canada 16%
Germany 5.2%
France 4.9%
Russia 3.9%
Spain 3.3%
Puerto Rico 2.8%
United Kingdom 2.8%
Brazil 2.5%
Argentina 2.5%
Venezuela 2.4%
 Italy 1.7%
Colombia 1.3%
Belgium 0.8%
The Netherlands 0.6%

 In 2014, seaport activity was:

Santo Domingo 73,388 passengers
La Romana 360,119 passengers
Samaná 67,330 passengers

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (ASONAHORES) reports there are 723 hotels with a total
of 69,609 hotel rooms in the Dominican Republic as of December 2014.

CLIMATE

Because it is located in the Caribbean, the weather in the Dominican Republic is excellent all year
round. During the summer, the temperature can range from 90 F (32 C) at midday to 70 F (21 C) at
dawn. Temperatures can drop to a low of 65 F (18 C) in the winter. In the high mountainous areas of
Jarabacoa and Constanza, the weather is cooler. In these areas, temperatures of 50 F (10 C) in the
city in the early morning and below zero higher up in the mountains are not unusual.

In the tropics, although rainstorms can happen at any time of the year, rains usually fall for just short
periods in the afternoon and evening. The warmest months are June through September.

HOLIDAYS (NON BUSINESS DAYS)

o January 1:  New Year’s Day

o January 6: The Three Kings’ Day (religious)
o January 21:  Our Lady of Altagracia Day (religious)
o January 26:  Juan Pablo Duarte Day
o February 27:  Independence Day
o March or April (varies) – Easter Friday (religious)
o May 1:  Labor Day (celebrated on the closest Monday)
o June (varies) Corpus Christi Day (religious)
o August 16:  Restoration of Independence Day
o September 24:  Our Lady of Mercedes Day (religious)
o November 6: Constitution Day (celebrated on the closest Monday)
o December 25:  Christmas Day (religious)
ELECTRICITY

In the Dominican Republic, electric outlets are 110 volts, the same as in the United States and
Canada. Because of this, visitors from other countries needing power adapters are advised to bring
their own.