Tourists sweet on DR's 'sugar-coloured' beaches
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More than 1.5 million visitors flocked to the Dominican Republic by air in the first four months of this year, according to the country's Central Bank website.
The figure represents a jump of 5.6 per cent from the same period last year, which the bank said was largely down to an advertising drive from the tourism ministry and the private sector.
In 2006, the country stole the title of the Caribbean's Number One Destination from Puerto Rico, which had been awarded the honour for the past forty years by the World Tourism Organisation.
The Dominican Republic's ministry of tourism says that the country offers more than 1,000 miles of "sugar-coloured" sandy beaches where visitors can enjoy a variety of watersports.
Punta Cana on the east coast of the island is the country's most popular area with holidaymakers and is often referred to as the "coconut coast" because of the hundreds of coconut palms lining its beaches, according to the ministry.
"The country's idyllic beaches and lush vegetation make it a fantastic destination for tourists. As such it is safe to say that these attractions have been key in maintaining the steady growth in tourist numbers to the Dominican Republic.
"As such, the prospect of touristic developments being a viable investment is still very much a reality," Matt Legg, Emerging Earth.
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