Latin America Tourism: Arrivals, Receipts Grow

The colonial zone in Dominican capital Santo Domingo is undergoing a major renovation aimed at boosting tourism. (Photo: Dominican Government)


Dominican Republic passes Brazil as Latin America’s second tourism earner.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

SANTO DOMINGO --- As Dominican capital Santo Domingo is undergoing a major renovation of its colonial zone, a Latinvex analysis of new data from the World Tourism Organization shows that the Caribbean nation is now Latin America’s second-largest tourism earner after Mexico.

Meanwhile, Colombia and Panama are among the top growth winners in terms of both arrivals and receipts.

All in all, the number of international arrivals to Latin America grew by ...

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THE NUMBERS

Latin America Tourism (2015): Receipts

Latin America Tourism (2015): Receipt Winners & Losers

Latin America Tourism (2015): Receipts-GDP Ratio

Latin America Tourism (2015): Average Expenditure per Visitor

Latin America Tourism (2015): Arrivals

Latin America Tourism (2015): Arrival Winner & Losers

Latin America Tourism (2015): Arrival-Population Ratio