According to a report by GlobalData on tourism in the Dominican Republic, total domestic tourism expenditure stood at $2.16bn (118.6bn pesos) in 2015, but plummeted to $1.3bn in the Covid-hit 2020.

Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is a remarkable example of two countries with starkly different realities despite being geographically inseparable. From the lush, ...