Latest figures for tourists visiting the Dominican Republic released by the Central Bank show a huge increase through the months of January through September compared to last year! Over 3,500,000 non-residents spent time in the Dominican Republic, that's over 135,000 more than this time last year.

Punta Cana is the most popular destination attracting over 1,500,000 tourists with Santiago second with 577,000. Puerto Plata Airport was third with 317,000.

One interesting figure was more women (54%) visit the Dominican Republic than men (46%)!