The Dominican Republic Is on an Historic Tourism Hot Streak 

The Dominican Republic continues its historic tourism streak, recording 1,020,646 visitors in April 2025 — a seven percent increase over the same month last year.

Tourism Minister David Collado announced the figures this week, following another record-breaking total. 

The April numbers mark a seven percent increase over 2024, eighteen percent over 2023, and a fifty-five percent jump compared to 2019.

In the first four months of 2025, the Dominican Republic welcomed a total of 4,369,288 visitors, setting another all-time record. 

That figure reflects a four percent increase over the same period last year, and a fifty percent increase compared to the pre-pandemic benchmark year of 2019, the year just about every Caribbean destination uses as a measurement point. 

Of the total in the first four months of the year, about 3,069,832 visitors arrived by air, while 1,299,456 arrived via cruise (a growing segment for the Dominican Republic).

The Punta Cana International Airport continued to dominate air arrivals from January to April, accounting for sixty-four percent of the country’s total, followed by Las Américas (nineteen percent), Cibao (nine percent), Puerto Plata (six percent), and La Romana (two percent).

Collado also reported strong visitation during Semana Santa, with 201,889 tourists arriving during Easter Week, driving hotel occupancy rates to over eighty-five percent. 

The country is the most-visited destination in the Caribbean right now, a title it has held for more than a decade. That’s in large part due to its competitive advantage in the area of all-inclusive resorts.

Are you planning a trip to the Dominican Republic? The country has abundant airlift from the United States, including major source cities like New York and Miami.

If you’re thinking of Punta Cana, we’re rather partial to the Lopesan Costa Bavaro, a resort we’ve called the best new all-inclusive in Punta Cana and one that has some particularly swoon-worthy swim-up rooms.

If it’s a more urban getaway, the country’s capital of Santo Domingo is heating up, too. If you’re planning a visit, the most immersive option is to stay within the 500-year-old Colonial Zone, which has been restored and transformed and has an assortment of boutique hotels, both independent and branded.