Report Shows That Tourists in the Dominican Republic Died of Natural Causes, Not Tainted Alcohol

In the wake of the incidents, which included the deaths of at least 10 tourists, tourism to the Dominican Republic saw a 74.3 percent decline, according to the flight booking analysts at ForwardKeys. Oliver Ponti, vice president of insights at ForwardKeys, said of the American tourists, “Their recent and tragic deaths appear to have had a dramatic impact on travel to the Dominican Republic. Our analysis of leisure travel shows a striking correlation.”

Since the US is the number one source market for Dominican tourism, that represents a major blow to the economy. With the surfacing of the toxicology report and assurances that poisoned alcohol was not the culprit, however, tourism looks poised to increase again.