Dominican Republic Sets New Tourism Record, With More Than 8.5 Million Visitors in Nine Months

The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector continues to surge, setting another record as more than 8.59 million visitors arrived between January and September 2025.

Tourism Minister David Collado shared the figures this week in Santo Domingo, underscoring the industry’s sustained growth and its role in the national economy.

The total represents a forty-nine percent increase compared to 2019, a thirteen percent rise over 2023, and a two-point-six percent gain from last year.

Of those visitors, 6,575,483 arrived by air — a thirty-two percent jump over 2019, nine percent higher than 2023, and up 2.3 percent year over year. Cruise tourism added another 2,017,221 passengers during the same nine-month period.

“Those two numbers mark another record: 8,592,694 visitors in just nine months. We’ve done it again,” Collado said.

The momentum continued in September, with 490,431 air arrivals, an increase of 4.6 percent compared to last year, along with 97,700 cruise passengers.

The United States accounted for 38 percent of visitors, followed by Colombia with ten percent, Canada with eight percent, Argentina with seven percent, and Mexico, Puerto Rico, and England each contributing one percent.

Punta Cana International Airport received the largest share of arrivals with 59 percent, followed by Las Américas with twenty-five percent, Cibao with twelve percent, Puerto Plata with three percent, and La Romana and other airports with one percent.

Collado emphasized that these results were achieved despite international economic and geopolitical challenges. “It has been a feat to achieve these numbers given the international context,” he said.

The figures highlight the Dominican Republic’s growing strength across both air and cruise sectors, fueled by demand from key markets and strategic tourism initiatives.