- Travel by Latin American and U.S. visitors stands out, with arrivals from the United States growing by 10% compared to November.
As of November 2025, the Dominican Republic attracted 10,284,251 non-resident foreign visitors by air and sea, reflecting a 3.1% increase compared to January–November 2024 and 1.2 million more than in 2023—the first year the tourism industry surpassed 10 million visitors—according to the Ministry of Tourism this Monday.
Air arrivals reached 7,884,241 tourists, while 2,399,830 cruise passengers entered through Dominican ports, both marking 3% growth compared to the same period last year.
In November alone, visitor arrivals exceeded one million—with 715,916 air passengers and 284,568 cruise passengers—representing 119,350 more visitors than in November of last year, when total arrivals reached 881,134. This reflects a 13.5% increase.
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“The numbers speak for themselves,” said Tourism Minister David Collado.
He recalled that the Dominican tourism industry has surpassed pre-2019 levels even without the more than 600,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists who visited the country annually before the war between those nations—a decline reflected at La Romana International Airport, which received only 7,635 tourists, 62% fewer than during the pre-pandemic year.
However, the growing interest of Latin American tourists in visiting the Dominican Republic—46% more Mexicans, 23% more Argentinians, and 14% more Colombians visiting the country in November alone—has compensated for the drop in Eastern European visitors.
This is further supported by the United States, the country’s main source market, which is sending more travelers, helping recover demand that lagged for much of 2025 due to trade tensions.
In November, 39% of tourists originated from the United States, marking a 10% year-over-year increase, with 22,402 more visitors than during the same month last year.
Accordingly, Punta Cana International Airport—the terminal receiving the most passengers from North America—recorded 9% growth compared to 2024 and handled 62% of all tourists (442,566 passengers in total).
It was followed by:
- Las Américas International Airport – 155,520 passengers (22%)
- Cibao International Airport – 72,556 passengers (10%)
- Puerto Plata Airport – 31,478 passengers (4%)
These arrivals resulted in a 73% hotel occupancy rate—including new hotel rooms that entered operations this year—and an 86% room availability rate.
Cruise arrivals up 32.9% in November alone
Cruise visitor arrivals reached 284,568, a 32.4% increase compared to the 214,089 cruise passengers who arrived in November of last year.
This month:
- Taino Bay accounted for 44% of all cruise passengers nationwide, with 123,932 visitors.
- Amber Cove followed with 89,661 passengers (31% of the total).
- Cabo Rojo ranked third with 35,615 visitors, representing 13% of total cruise arrivals and showing a 1,718% increase.
With these results, Collado estimates that total visitor arrivals at the close of 2025 will range between 11.5 and 11.6 million by air and sea.
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