California Wine Export Program

Report Highlights:
The Dominican Republic is one of the main tourist destinations in the Caribbean region, with
over three million tourist arrivals in 2007. Over one million of these tourists were from the
United States. The number of hotel rooms in the country in 2007 was 64,868 and new
projects will add about 8,648 rooms. Total food consumption in the HRI sector is estimated
over US$900 million. Around 40 percent of the total food and beverage consumption in the
country is imported, with 30 to 35% of total coming from the United States. Beef, poultry
meat, dairy products, and wine are some of the products with the highest potential for the
HRI sector.