Santo Domingo.- Tourismminister Francisco Javier Garcia on Thursday said the sector grew 17% inSeptember and predicts a 10% jump by year end, and affirmed that investors arepoised to announce several major tourism projects in the next few months.
Garcia said DominicanRepublic´s tourism is at its greatest moment in history.
The official said thesector’s growth was 9.2% in September last year, but climbed to 17.4% in thesame month this year.
He said it grew 15% inOctober, and the sector “carries a cumulative of nine and we´ll end with agrowth of 10 percent."
Garcia spoke afterreceiving a recognition together with president Danilo Medina during the openingof the 5th annual Dominican Tourism Forum, titled "NauticalTourism and the Coastal and Marine Environment."