Dominican Republic Hits 10.2Mn in Tourist Arrivals

• Tourism Minister David Collado reported that the Dominican Republic welcomed 10,284,251 visitors as of November 30, 2025. This is 52% more than in 2019, when the country received 6.7Mn tourists. This growth occurred despite losing around 600,000 annual visitors from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war.
• From January to November, air arrivals reached 7,884,421, marking a 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$16.78Bn to GDP and RD$73.6Bn¹ to the government for essential services such as education, health, and infrastructure.

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¹RD$73.60Bn, where RD represents 1 Dominican Pesos.

(Source: Dominican Today)