DR Short-Term Rentals Surge 226%, Reshaping Hotel Market
Caribbean Travel DR Short-Term Rentals Surge 226%, Reshaping Hotel Market By Isabel Rojas · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. DR short-term rentals have tripled in seven years, redrawing the Dominican Republic’s tourism map and piling pressure on traditional hotels. With nearly 57,000 properties now listed and regulators finally moving toward taxation and operating rules, the country’s lodging market is undergoing its most consequential shift in decades.
- ▪Caribbean Travel DR Short-Term Rentals Surge 226%, Reshaping Hotel Market By Isabel Rojas · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America.
- ▪DR short-term rentals have tripled in seven years, redrawing the Dominican Republic’s tourism map and piling pressure on traditional hotels.
- ▪With nearly 57,000 properties now listed and regulators finally moving toward taxation and operating rules, the country’s lodging market is undergoing its most consequential shift in decades.
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Caribbean Travel DR Short-Term Rentals Surge 226%, Reshaping Hotel Market By Isabel Rojas · July 27, 2026 · 5 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Caribbean · Property Key Facts —Inventory growth Registered short-term rental properties rose from 17,456 in 2018 to 56,973 by end-2025, a 226.4% increase. —Room supply Short-term rental rooms expanded from 42,093 in 2018 to 136,338 in 2024, a cumulative jump of 223.9%. —Market share A study cited by the national hotel association Asonahores found short-term rentals represented 57.6% of tourist lodging supply in 2022.
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