Tourism Minister David Collado announced that July 2025 is another historic month for Dominican tourism. Some 863,785 tourists arrived at the different airports around the country. Added to that number are 189,051 cruise passengers, for a monthly total of 1,052,836 visitors, an all-time high for July. This represents a 3.4% increase compared to last year and 12% more than July 2023.
The country’s total arrivals are now more than 7.1 million tourists for the first seven months of the year. The DR is the leader in arrivals in the Caribbean and Central America. The DR is only second to Mexico in arrivals in Latin America.
According to Collado, from January to July 2025, the country received a total of 7,197,844 visitors, marking a 3.2% increase over the same period in 2024, a 14% rise compared to 2023, and an impressive 49% jump from 2019 — the last full pre-pandemic year.
During an event held at a Santo Domingo hotel, Minister Collado explained that 5,377,878 tourists arrived by air during this period, representing a 1.7% year-on-year increase. Growth was even stronger in cruise tourism, with 1,819,966 cruise passengers, a 3.2% increase compared to 2024.
“These two historic arrival figures bring us to a total of 7,197,844 visitors in just seven months — a new record in Dominican tourism history,” emphasized the minister.
Collado attributed the success to the policies instituted by President Abinader and the Tourism Cabinet, the improved conditions at various airports, and the greater number of connections with major population centers in the United States.
Collado noted that the open skies policy of the country has stimulated the development of locally-based airlines such as Arajet, major contributors to the large influx of tourists.
The leading source countries for tourists were:
United States: 52%
Canada: 7%
Argentina and Puerto Rico: 6% each
Colombia: 4%
Mexico: 3%
Spain, Brazil, and Chile: 2% each
In terms of airports, Punta Cana International handled the majority of arrivals with 59%, followed by Las Américas (Santo Domingo)with 23%, Cibao (Santiago) with 13%, Puerto Plata with 3% and La Romana and others 1%.
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19 August 2025