San Felipe fort, Puerto Plata.
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic.- The Dominican Tourism Press Association demands that the authorities pay attention to the priorities of the tourism sector in Puerto Plata, as the destination has fallen 27 percent in its participation within the tourist market.
In the Journalistic Summit which gathered more than 50 reporters, the priorities listed included the reconstruction of the tourism port, the Nagua-Puerto Plata highway, and the Historical Center, among other initiatives.
In the encounter conducted in the Ocean World Adventure Park, in Cofresí, the journalists pledged "to spur the interest of the media and journalists in providing follow-up to the activities of public and private institutions in this region to have an attractive tourism offer and reflect this sector’s development with professionalism."
The journalists say all the social sectors have gathered into a great movement to seek a solution to the community’s problem and also demand that the municipal government join the actions to spur tourism.
The journalists also request a stronger complementary offer with creative projects such as the historical events and personages exclusive to Puerto Plata.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
lovely town unique flavor Caribbean diamond .......needs money for renovations...especially gingerbread houses
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
The all inclusive hotels are mostly overaged upholstered sewers and should be torn down and started over
From: United States
27 percent, Blutarsky. sounds closer to the 35% i predicted, and quite a long way from the 10% that you speculated
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
dread you are in POP and it is down 35 or 65 or whatever DR is down less than 10 in the headcount what it is it you dont understand .....or is this your wishful thinking again
From: United States
i still await the release which shows that figure. and, headcount, or footfall, does not exlain anything. other fators, such as length of stay, and amount spent per visitor, are far more important in the calculus. but, as usual, you do not need facts to back up assertions. you are massa, and, if you say so, it must be right
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
dread stop being so down on yourself
From: United States
no, Blutarsky, i am down on what i see around me. and i am down because some people find it acceptable. blessed are the meek, they say. which, translated into english, means that the victims should accept their lot in peace, because they are really better off than the oppressor
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Dread keep preaching that Hogwash while you try to pick their pocket ........It appears you are going down the old Rev Jesse and Al road it is an old and worn out road and hopefully will be closed in the not so distant future ....It has been over used and abused
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
I suppose dread is out celebrating Tiger Woods downfall .....Tiger being a tom and sell out
Written by: Escott, 30 Nov 2009 12:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
No wonder the North Coast suffers. Empty promises from Leonel on the North Coast Road for as long as he has been in office. My car with 30kilometers on it has gone through 6 tires in one year because of having to RUN THE GAUNTLET with my car 2x a month going from Cabrera to Sosua on a road that would be condemmed in any civilized country.
Who cares what the drop in the count is. The North Coast has been totally disregarded by this government. Guess all the money went into his legacy of a metro which goes on one street for a couple of miles to the demise of the rest of the country.
From: United States
hey, Blutarsky, you are in no position to suggest that someone like myself is out to pick people´s pockets. just look at history and it will show you who the real thieves have been. the ones who stole the current usa from the indigenous people . and canada. and the west indies. and africa. and south america. and the philipines. and southeast asia. and so on, and so on, and so on. none of those thieves looked like me, but more like you. so, on that subject....
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 12:58 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
"The North Coast has been totally disregarded by this government. Guess all the money went into his legacy of a metro which goes on one street for a couple of miles to the demise of the rest of the country.'
Escott,
Shakespeare could not have expressed himself any better!
Written by: xwill7, 30 Nov 2009 5:10 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
start by fixing the roads and get the cueros, beggers, and people selling garbage off the beaches
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 5:51 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
x,
Leave the cueros out of this, lest you want to suffer the wrath of Banistan!
Written by: xwill7, 30 Nov 2009 6:49 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
the cueros should have a designated area. No one wants to take their kids to the beach and see nasty cueros trying to sell their body...
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 10:20 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Speak for yourself not Banistan!
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
This is why we must always remain cognizant of law on unintended consequences.
This is what happens when everyone clamors for more and more development, sometimes even more than area could support. It seems to me we were more interested in quantity over quality and balance. We've overbuilt and now the law of supply and demand must prevail. Get used to low prices and vacancies!
Puerto Plata and Cabarete used to be nice sleepy towns full of charm. We have prostituted them with excessive resorts and they have lost their charm. We shall now pay the consequences.
MJEV.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
glomy on the back of Puetrto Plata and a strong back it was the DR entered mainstream tourism established an identity and fought its way ahead in a very competitive industry" Thank You Puerto Plata ."...the DR must play its next cards differently in an ever changing market and cater to a more specialized more discerning clientele ....a large investment and quality control and the highest ecological standards must be rigidly adhered to ....The DR must set the standard it will be its own marketing plan " The Highest Eco Standards in the Caribbean "
Written by: DRmaker, 1 Dec 2009 1:52 AM
From: Canada
Danny00.........WHERE ARE YOU MAN?..........I have been waiting for your comment(s) on this article......I NEED A GOOD LAUGH!
From: United States
Good intentions, but corruption has killed POP and will always.
Dominicans can not see past the end of their noses.
If they can stick you with another $5 they will rather than think of tomorrow and repeat business.
How much do those cab thugs charger for a ride from the airport to Puerto Plata? $30 usd for 10 miles. Please.
Written by: Perez, 1 Dec 2009 8:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic
wow Dread, Amen! your words have a serious sting, but there are people out there that has no shame, especially the holy than thou ones that believes that they are destined to take over everybody.
From: United States, New brunswick NJ
I go to puerta plata since i have friends and family there and I stay on the resorts when there buttttt ! every time you turn around someone is tryin to hustle you from the baggage handler at the airport to the overpriced taxi's tryin to sell you crappy cigars and saying i can get you a nice clean girl my neighbors daughter she 17( i wanted to knock that MFout) i got a 16 year old and he's out pimping a 17 year old. I cant go to my favorite bar on the waterfront without grown **** men beggin ,the putas tryin to pick you up or someone tryin to sell you the same crap the last vendor tryed to sell you it get 's to be a royal pain in the*** makes you want to stop going . Next election get that piece of **** LF AND FLUNKIES OUT OF OFFICE and pray the next man will help the people and not waste money on the metro or a baseball stadium that won't be built.
Written by: bearcat, 5 Dec 2009 1:04 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Cuba will open soon and no one will be coming to the DR.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
the hotels in Cuba now are worse than the dumps and upholstered sewers in POP with prison food fit only for cretins like abc
Written by: josean, 5 Dec 2009 12:51 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
You wish!
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
sorry josean Cuba is the lowest of the low lowballers because that is all that product can command at this time ......if you get real hotels and quality you can charge more Cuba would have to get rid of the socialists like you and the cretin abc before they could appeal to a more genteel refined affluent market and not just the eat and drink till you puke crowd from Canada and UK
Written by: josean, 5 Dec 2009 1:01 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Maybe its people like you and the other boot licking crowd they are trying to keep out!
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
money talks..... the dirty commies want money
Written by: josean, 5 Dec 2009 2:08 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
If it was only about money why didn't make overtures during the last 50 years?
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Who cares what the drop in the count is. The North Coast has been totally disregarded by this government. Guess all the money went into his legacy of a metro which goes on one street for a couple of miles to the demise of the rest of the country.
Escott,
Shakespeare could not have expressed himself any better!
Leave the cueros out of this, lest you want to suffer the wrath of Banistan!
This is why we must always remain cognizant of law on unintended consequences.
This is what happens when everyone clamors for more and more development, sometimes even more than area could support. It seems to me we were more interested in quantity over quality and balance. We've overbuilt and now the law of supply and demand must prevail. Get used to low prices and vacancies!
Puerto Plata and Cabarete used to be nice sleepy towns full of charm. We have prostituted them with excessive resorts and they have lost their charm. We shall now pay the consequences.
MJEV.
Good intentions, but corruption has killed POP and will always.
Dominicans can not see past the end of their noses.
If they can stick you with another $5 they will rather than think of tomorrow and repeat business.
How much do those cab thugs charger for a ride from the airport to Puerto Plata? $30 usd for 10 miles. Please.