The Dominican Republic received 4,306,431 visitors in 2011, ending the year with a 4.41% increase over 2010. The Central Bank statistical report also indicates that there was a 5.17% increase in the number of non-resident foreign arrivals compared to 2010.
Tourist arrivals in the DR have consistently increased from 3,979,672 (2008), 3,992,303 (2009), 4,124,543 (2010) and now 5,306,431 (2011).
Overall, Dominican eight international airports handled 4,776,473 incoming passengers in 2011, up 4.15% compared to previous years. The breakdown for 2011 was 603,434 non-resident Dominican arrivals, 3,702,997 foreign arrivals, 418,971 resident Dominicans and 51,071 foreign residents in the DR.