In the first six months of 2025, the Dominican Republic He welcomed 4,514,093 Non -resident foreigners Airway It is estimated that each of them must have spent $ 172.49 daily during their stay, about eight nights, according to the data of the Ministry of Tourism and the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic.
This daily expense There were 5.23 dollars greater than the average of $ 167.26 spent during the first half of last year, for an increase of 3.12 %, which responds to a Gradual increase In time: tourists They have spent $ 35.24 more than in the first half of 2019, a year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, when the levels of consumption They will be around $ 137.25 daily.
This shows a relative growth of 25.67 % in the last six years, in which the Average stay It was reduced to one day, from 8 to 7 nights.
“There has been an integral growth of tourism Not only in quantity, but in qualityand that is reflected in that increase in spending, “said the president of the Hotel and Tourism Association of the Dominican Republic (ASONAHORES), Juan Bancalari.
Indicated that the newly opened hotels In recent years they are of a higher level, so the cost of the rooms increases and that encourages that The tourist spends more.
“In addition to that, the complementary offer He has had an interesting role. The Aquatic parksthe golf courses, the marinas, the excursions … all that has greatly increased the quality“He said.
A tourist satisfied with the prices and the services
The Dominican Republic has managed to position itself as a destination attractive to the touristswhich usually maintain high indices of satisfaction at the end of their experience.
78.7 % of tourists who visited the Dominican Republic During 2024 it agrees that prices who paid were “acceptable” according to the services received, while 16 % called them between “low” and “very low”, according to the “opinion, attitude and motivation survey to Non -resident foreigners“Published in May of this year by the Central Bank.
This is one trend So far this year.
30 % of those that lodged in hotels They consumed food out of their accommodationvaluing the quality of the attention received and of the food served, as well as the ingredients, according to the mitur polls in the first half of this year.
In addition, 80 % of tourists made activities Outside the hotels, being the Saona Island (16 %), the colonial city (7 %), Catalina Island (3 %) and raised (2 %) the most visited places, while snorkeling (12 %), boogies walks (11 %), horseback riding (4 %), ziplines (4 %) and visits to thematic parks (3 %) activities more popular for them.
All these experiences encourage tourists to an older one consumption while knowing the destination.
The Dominicans non -residents They spent less
In the case of Dominicans non -residents – who for their family roots are usually prone to spending more for more days, “they had a daily expense which was around $ 643.51 as of June 2025, 1.87 % more than June 2024 ($ 631.66).
However, this shows A decrease of 161.83 dollars Regarding the same period of 2019, which represents a decrease of 20.09 %.
This happens in a context in which the dollar has appreciated more about the Dominican peso and the Short rental accommodations –The generally cheaper – they compete with hotels.
Indeed, the dollar rate He averaged the 51.30 pesos per unit during the year 2019, while so far this year the rate has been around 59.25 pesos, the purchase is located in 61.35 and the sale to 61.99 to August 13.
This means that The dollars gave the Dominicans more In the 16 days they were here, on average.
Similarly, Short rental accommodations They have won more and more boom among the Dominicans in the diaspora. At the end of 2024, the tourist authorities counted 132,222 hotel rooms, which maintained an occupation of 35.1 %.
Between 2018 and 2022, these accommodation options – popular among the Dominicans in the diaspora – They grew up to 23 % per yearso this factor could also explain why consumption It has been less in the last six years.
All these data show the scope of the foreign travelers and Compatriots abroad that spend the night in the Dominican Republic In the dynamism of tourismthe activity of greater weight in its economy.
