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Russian tourists choose Dominican Republic and boost its already-robust tourism industry for one big reason: hospitality. The Dominicans' seemingly constant smiles and gregarious nature have long been the country's top attraction.
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"The Russian market is of considerable importance for the Dominican Republic, as seen recently by its impressive growth," Cruz said, noting that Dominican tourism could profit from Russia's unrivaled size and by adding another office to promote it.
Cruz said that once the Mi-nistry motels for sale in california of Tourism identified Russia as an emerging and promising market, it was up to tour operators to work by setting up "fam trips" to her country for Russian travel agents and tour operators by 2006.
Arturo Villanueva, executive vice president of the country's National Hotels and Tourism Association (ASONAHORES), also agrees with statistics that point to Russia motels for sale in california as the leading emerging market. The arrival of tourists from Russia has quadrupled with virtually daily Transaero flights from Moscow, and "even some days with more than one," he said. Villanueva said the Dominican Republic now gets more than double the number of Russian       tourists that visit Cuba.
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Adding to the numbers that flock to the more than 15 miles of prime beach resorts dotting the Punta Cana coastline, Russians from St. Petersburg also go to Samana and Puerto Plata, on the north coast, aboard Boeing 767-300 planes of the state-owned motels for sale in california airline  Rossiya, which can accommodate 330 passengers.
Russian tourists also fancy innovative excursions, according to Matias motels for sale in california Mut, an operator of a successful excursions agency in Punta Cana. "They are very special motels for sale in california because they'll do whatever they want," he said, noting that, tourism by Russians is marked by their lack of fluency in other languages. motels for sale in california "I have a translator here just to handle the excursions with Russians."
"In general, they aren't motels for sale in california that savvy, although they are attracted mostly to adrenalin excursions," he said of the 721 Russians of 13,044 total tourists who took part in his excursions, including horse rides, motels for sale in california in 2011. "They come from all categories of hotels, and they like our Segway scooters."
Laura Vladimirova, an American who's been working in the booming northern coast town of Cabarete, confirms motels for sale in california the Russians' zeal for adrenalin: "They do things they can't in Russia, like kite-surfing motels for sale in california and deep-sea fishing motels for sale in california and diving." She also noted that, unlike motels for sale in california Americans, many of the Russian tourists travel as extended families, "with the grandfather, grandmother, three generations tagging along."
Oleg Vasiliev, 58, and his wife, Tamara, 56, have visited the Dominican Republic twice in the past two years, and they are thinking of bringing their family next time."What we liked most was the beach and the superb service," Oleg said.