Dominican Republic Could See Direct Flights to China to Boost Tourism

• The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Dominican Republic, Chen Luning, stated that one of the main priorities of his diplomatic mission is to promote the establishment of a direct flight between the two countries to strengthen tourism, trade, and cultural exchange.
• According to the ambassador, his team is actively working to make the initiative a reality, noting that the Dominican Republic has significant potential to attract visitors from the Chinese market, which he described as one of the world's most important outbound tourism markets.
• China has a population of approximately 1.4 billion people, and millions of Chinese citizens travel abroad each year in search of new tourist destinations. Chen described the Dominican Republic as an "ideal destination" for Chinese tourists.
• Chen acknowledged that geographical distance remains the main challenge to establishing the route. However, he noted that there are viable alternatives, including a stopover in Europe, and that Chinese officials remain in constant communication with Dominican aeronautical authorities and airlines interested in developing the service.
• A direct air connection would facilitate the movement of travellers and businesspeople between the two countries, while boosting tourism, trade, investment and bilateral relations by opening new opportunities for economic cooperation.
• Chen also highlighted the large Chinese community residing in the Dominican Republic that is engaged in various commercial activities, noting that a direct flight could further strengthen people-to-people and business links between the two countries.

(Source: Dominican Today)