Santo Domingo.- The major tourist destinations in the Dominican Republic did not suffer damage following the passage of the tropical storm Noel, which allows hotels and resorts to operate in a normal way, according to the Dominican Ministry of Tourism (Sectur).

Minister of Tourism Félix Jiménez specified that in spite of the damages caused by Noel at the national level, tourist activities continue operating normally, since hotels and resorts did not suffer any damages in their infrastructure or accessibility.

Since everything is back to normal in the tourist areas, this coming weekend the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is taking place as planned in Cabarete, Puerto Plata.

According to a dispatch by the Press Department of Sectur, no damage has been reported in hotels and resorts of Bavaro, Bayahibe, La Romana, Puerto Plata, Las Terrenas, Samana, Cabarete, Sosua, Puerto Plata, Constanza and Jarabacoa.

International flights had resumed by Monday afternoon, which allowed the hotel network to welcome guests according to schedule.

The National Weather Service indicated that the rainfall in the provinces of La Romana, La Altagracia and Samana were not considerable during the passage of Noel, which explains why these areas were not under flood alert.

Gloria Cevallos, Director of Meteorology indicated that the rainfall in these regions does not represent any danger, as it remains at a normal level.