Dominican finance minister expresses hope for recovery of tourist traffic from Russia

The Dominican Republic is interested in restoring the previous level of tourist traffic from the Russian Federation. This was told to "Izvestia" by the Minister of Finance of the Republic Hochi Vicente.

"Before the conflict in Ukraine, a lot of tourists came to us from Russia. We are interested in restoring this level of tourism, but, obviously, this is only possible when the conflict in Ukraine stops, it blocks everything," - said Hochi Vicente.

Russia has traditionally been the main supplier of tourists to the Dominican Republic. In 2021, 183.7 thousand people visited the country. In 2024, the figure fell almost 10 times.

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