Published on : Thursday, July 11, 2019
Nevertheless, between the periods of June 26 to July 2, bookings again started to come back in a tiny ways, and were only down 72.5 percent. As that is still radically down in comparison to the same period last year, it spells some expectation for tourism in the Dominican Republic.
The study does not highlight the death of Denver resident Khalid Adkins, which occurred on June 25, according to CBS News.
In April and May 2019, before the deaths of tourists Miranda Schaup-Werner, Nathaniel Holmes, and Cynthia Day, bookings were in fact in an upward trend by a modest 2.8 percent compared to last year.
“The deaths of U.S. citizens which occurred around the end of May and early June triggered an avalanche of media interest and speculation. That kind of attention was bound to put some holidaymakers off,” Olivier Ponti, VP Insights at ForwardKeys, said in a statement. “I am greatly relieved for the Dominican Republic that the crisis in confidence appears to be abating and I am hopeful that it will be relatively short-lived.”
Francisco Javier Garcia, Tourism minister to the Dominican Republic, stated at a press conference that the country is secure.
The unexpected fall of Dominican Republic bookings, according to ForwardKeys, is due to a surge in other Caribbean destinations: Trips to Jamaica were up by 54.3 percent between June 17 and June 25, followed by the Bahamas (45.3 percent) and Aruba (49.9 percent).
An FBI investigation into the mysterious deaths is currently ongoing, according to USA Today.
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