💰 LABOR MARKET · UPDATED 2026 Forget the generic “average salary” figures circulating online. Most come from US job portals and have nothing to do with what a bartender in Bávaro or a receptionist in Cap Cana actually takes home. Here are the real numbers, straight from Dominican labor regulations. 🏨 +30% – Total increase…
It’s not only about the pay; it’s more complex. 💡 You posted the job. You interviewed five candidates. You picked the best one. Three weeks later, they’re gone. Sound familiar? In Punta Cana’s hospitality market — where occupancy in the Bávaro-Punta Cana zone regularly sits near 77-85%, among the highest in the country — every…
The numbers are not subtle. Punta Cana processed 60% of all air arrivals to the Dominican Republic in 2025. The country welcomed 11.6 million visitors — a record — and at FITUR 2026, the DR signed $13.37 billion in new tourism investment deals. Luxury brands, including St. Regis Cap Cana, W Punta Cana, and Four…