The Central Bank reports that in January 2016 there were 36,995 more arrivals than in January 2015. A total of 519,977 non-resident visitors arrived, with 89.5% foreigners and 10.5% non-resident Dominicans. This is a 7.7% increase over non-resident arrivals for the same month in 2015.
Foreigners increased 6.7%, with 465,229 arrivals. The Central Bank attributes the sustained growth in travel arrivals to the steady US economy and the Ministry of Tourism’s promotional campaigns. The DR is the most visited Caribbean island. 58% of tourists to the Dominican Republic come from North America (US, Canada and Mexico), mainly from the United States. Tourists from Europe make up 25.1% of non-resident arrivals and South America 14.1%.
Travel in January to the DR has increased consistently over the past three years:
January 2013: 472,102
January 2014: 496,724
January 2015: 536,234
January 2016: 584,755
