- The country’s aviation sector registers more than 370 daily flights
- Abinader highlights the Dominican Republic’s strength in attracting foreign direct investment
The expansion and consolidation of the Dominican Republic’s air and maritime connectivity is undoubtedly one of its main pillars for attracting foreign investment. A clear example of this is the country’s current network of eight international airports and 17 cruise terminals and cargo ports.
The aviation industry alone handles more than 370 daily flights, operated by 375 air carriers, and records 19 million passengers between arrivals and departures.
With the aviation sector, the cruise industry, and a thriving hotel sector as its spearhead, the Dominican Republic has made a significant leap in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America.
This was highlighted by President Luis Abinader, who stated that “the Dominican Republic continues to strengthen its position among the Latin American countries that attract the most foreign direct investment.”
“The country has shown strong performance over the past few years, and projections for 2026 point to 4.5% economic growth. This reflects the foreign investment we have secured this year, the inflows expected for next year, and the confidence of international economic stakeholders,” Abinader said during LA Semanal con la Prensa.
For her part, ProDominicana’s director Biviana Riveiro emphasized that, internationally, the Dominican Republic represents the most valuable Nation Brand in Central America, according to the Global Soft Power Index 2025. She also noted that the country ranks first in renewable energy and tourism FDI projects in the region, according to fDi Markets 2024.
Tourism continues to lead the region, reaching 11.2 million visitors by air and sea in 2024—a 48% increase over 2019—and generating US$10.974 billion in revenue, the highest figure in the nation’s history. In 2024, the sector also recorded 399,620 direct and indirect jobs and a 76.4% hotel occupancy rate.
As previously reported by arecoa.com, the tourism sector registered 9.2 million visitors as of October 2025, marking a historic record for the Dominican Republic.
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