# Asonahores: Dominican tourism should be measured by its economic impact

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Published: 2026-09-03T17:46:22.512Z
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Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Turismo
Summary: Asonahores calls to measure DR tourism by its capacity to transform the economy, not just by arrival numbers. A vision focused on provincial development.

## Article

The Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores) has hit the nail on the head: the country's tourism should not be valued only by visitor numbers, but by its capacity to **transform the real economy**. They said it while reviewing a 2025 that, according to [Arecoa](https://www.arecoa.com/destinos/2026/09/03/asonahores-el-turismo-de-rd-debe-medirse-por-su-capacidad-para-transformar-la-economia/), consolidated the industry as an income engine for the state.

Here I see a necessary shift. For years we celebrated arrival records, but the uncomfortable question is whether that tourist wave translates into **better wages, more formal jobs, and foreign currency that stays** in the provinces. Asonahores is not asking to stop marketing, they ask to raise the bar: every new hotel project in Punta Cana or Samaná must prove how it energizes its surroundings.

- **Fiscal impact**: more occupied rooms, more taxes collected without raising rates.
- **Local spillover**: purchases from local producers, hiring, and services that strengthen local commerce.
- **Sustainability**: growth only counts if it does not compromise the destination.

The useful takeaway is opportunity. If the sector can measure those benefits, **hotel investment will have stronger arguments** with government and banks, and tourism will stop being a slogan and become the backbone of the DR economy. That is the path, and to echo Asonahores, what matters now is to prove it with data.

## Sources

- Arecoa: https://www.arecoa.com/destinos/2026/09/03/asonahores-el-turismo-de-rd-debe-medirse-por-su-capacidad-para-transformar-la-economia/

## Citation

Asonahores: Dominican tourism should be measured by its economic impact. Turismo News. 2026-09-03. https://turismo.news/en/digest/asonahores-tourism-economic-impact