El caribe reports that tourism is in serious difficulties with hotels closing and jobs being lost. Five of 14 hotels in Playa Dorada have closed, the most recent being Viva Wyndham Playa Dorada. Remaining hotels report occupation rates have fallen from 60% to 30%.
At the commercial plaza 15 stores display signs announcing the close of business.
There is much blame going around; high taxes, the cost of fuel and ineffective tourism officials. The high rates of taxis are also blamed for the problem, as the high cost of taxi service discourages tourists from venturing out of resort properties.
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Yeah I am a casuality of this. I had a reservation to stay @ the Viva Wyhndam and received a call saying they were now under 'renovations', and that they would honor my reservation at another property. I said no....
In addition, American Airlines will cancel all direct flights from San Juan, PR to Puerto Plata as of Abril 2011. At that date, flights will go fron SJ to Miami and then to Puerto Plata, so an hour flight will turn into a 6 or 7hour nightmare!
AA is cancelling all flights from San Juan to Santo Domingo beginning in April. They can't compete with Jet Blue.
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