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Santo Domingo.- Tourism business leaders worry about the movement in fuel prices in the first three months, and express uncertainty in reaching their 2011 goals.
They say the price of the airplane fuel avtur jumped RD$30.16, or 25 %, and may pose a threat to the sector, which expects more than four million tourists this year. Avtur rose from RD$119.92 to RD$150.08 per gallon.
Their situation took a turn for the worse with higher costs, intermediation profit margins, low spending in ads for the destination in foreign markets, and talk of new airport fees.
Puntacana Group president Frank Rainieri calls the panorama discouraging amid a crisis which might’ve been an economic opportunity for Dominican Republic.
He said tax revenue from avtur sales to planes that touch Dominican soil will tumble this year, resulting from higher internal prices. He added that taxes here are much higher compared with the other competitor countries ion.
Rainieri cites the nearest cases: Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and some Caribbean islands, where he affirms airlines prefer to buy fuels.
He cautioned that if the corrective measures aren’t taken, the country may lose out on the arrival of as many as 800,000 tourists for the rest of the year, with income as high as US$900 million additionally, since more than 20 million tourists who frequent North Africa, its recent upheaval will force them to look to other destinations.
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Let's see what they do so the prices to DR to be published in tour operators travel catalogues don't scare people away next year.
airlines are running smaller planes now and with less flights, this is not only for the dr but every where they fly. are airline prices going up? does a bear sh--t in the woods?
many business owners are having problems in santo domingo when the cruise ships arrive. people come, looking for a bathroom to use. lack of bano's. the government needs to inprove the countrys infrastructure keep the tourism business alive.
now the dr has what they call in the tourists business mostly low-rent tourist's. all u can eat-drink-airfare total package.. ok! i would guess at least we are geeting some business from this type of tourists.
as i wrote last week in the bahamas china is building a hugh hotel complex one mega resort its being called baha mar, a 3.4 billion complex2,250 hotel rooms-golf course retail space for vendors and what is being billed as the largest casino in the caribbean, plan to open in dec 2014.
i live in the florida keys, we have a great treasure here and we all protect this treasure.
the most beautiful water's in the world. we receive over 80 million tourists every year. u want part of this then wake up!
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