There's a growing demand for accommodation outside hotels in Dominican Republic

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Between January and September of this year, 288,115 tourists chose to stay in accommodations other than hotels, as stated in the “Tourism Flow Report” by Central Bank.

According to the report, 6% of tourists who visited the country in the first nine months of  2019 preferred “other” accommodations, a segment that registered a growth rate of 10.6% in the period analyzed.

The data highlighted the boom in the Dominican Republic in the use of digital platforms for booking accommodation and other tourist services such as Airbnb, which is estimated to already register more than 17,000 properties in the country.

• Only in La Altagracia, a province where Punta Cana, the main tourist hub of the country, is located, recorded 3,382 active rental accommodations with an average occupancy rate of 33%.
• The average price in the province is US$128 per day and the rent has a quarterly growth of 3%, according to data from AirDNA, a market research firm specializing in Airbnb.
• In Santo Domingo, AirDNA recorded 2,435 active accommodations with an average daily price of US$66, an occupancy rate of 57% and a quarterly growth of 6%.
• Meanwhile, in Puerto Plata there are 3,589 accommodations with an average price per day of US$132, an occupancy of 33% and a quarterly growth of 2%.
• La Vega there are 497 accommodations, mainly concentrated in Jarabacoa, with an average price of US$175, an occupancy rate of 21% and a 5% growth.

A wide variety of accommodations available in the country have multiple amenities.

They have a pool, parking, internet, kitchen, washer, dryer, air conditioning. Most have between two and three rooms.

The accommodations achieve an average score of 4.5, where 5 is the maximum, according to Listin Diario.

Airbnb states that these accommodations are “a selection that only includes the highest quality accommodations, whose hosts stand out for their excellent evaluations and pay attention to every detail” and indicates that each accommodation is verified through a quality inspection visit to ensure its quality and design.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.