Dominican Republic hits 10.2 million in tourist arrivals

Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado reported that the Dominican Republic welcomed 10,284,251 visitors as of November 30, 2025—52% more than in 2019, when the country received 6.7 million tourists. This growth occurred despite losing around 600,000 annual visitors from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The sector also posted a 13% increase over 2023 and 3.1% over 2024, with hotels in the eastern region and much of the country fully booked from December through April. Tourism is on track to close the year with 11.7 million visitors and more than US$12 billion in foreign exchange earnings.

From January to November, air arrivals reached 7,884,421, marking growth of 3% over 2014 and 35% over 2019, while cruise arrivals climbed to 2,399,833, also up 3%. Of these visitors, 6,585,380 were foreigners (+2%) and 1,299,041 were Dominicans with international passports (+8%).

The record-breaking performance generated employment for over 800,000 people across tourism, agriculture, and commerce, contributing US$16.781 billion to GDP and RD$73.6 billion to the government for essential services such as education, health, and infrastructure.