DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) sees tourism to the Dominican Republic as strong and consolidated. The WTTC projects the sector will contribute over US$21 billion to the Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Tourism has been growing consistently and by the end of 2025 is expected to represent 15.8% of the national economy. The projected annual growth rate for the sector is 3.3%.

The WTTC’s Economic Impact Research, conducted in collaboration with Oxford Economics, estimates that the tourism sector will employ nearly 893,000 workers in 2025. This employment figure would account for 17.9% of the national workforce.

WTTC expects international tourism spending in the Dominican Republic to reach US$11.4 billion by the end of 2025. Domestic tourism spending is projected to be US$4.1 billion. These figures highlight the importance of both international and domestic tourism markets.

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