travelling from canada and meeting my boyfriend in the Dominican ??

calie · Feb 6, 2011

Hi there,
i really hope someone will be able to help me figure out what the best and most cost effective way to do this.. I'm planning to go out to puerto plata in march, i'll be staying at one of the all inclusive resorts (not sure which one yet) and my boyfriend who lives there will be staying with me when i get there... i know there will be an additional cost for him to stay there.. i've contacted some of the online travel agents for this and even some of the resorts directly.. not sure if anyone else has tried to do this - if so what was the best way? thanks for any help!

sangria · Feb 6, 2011

You need to call the travel agent and ask for a deviated package.

Let them know air, hotel and transfer for you and hotel only for your boyfriend.

You will pay the double occupancy rate plus tax and he will pay a slightly reduced price and no tax.

Sunwing/signature vacations will get you the best price for his part.

It is very common but you have to call. You can't book it online.

Hillbilly · Feb 7, 2011

You will be charged extra because the "Dominican" as you stated does not really exist.

You have committed a linguistic faux pas....The Dominican is an adjective and therefore needs a noun to modify, in this case "Republic" would be adequate.

But then, again that sort of explaines why you did not use the word "sanky" to describe your boyfriend...Tsk Tsk...

HB

la_barbie · Feb 7, 2011

sangria said:
You need to call the travel agent and ask for a deviated package.

Let them know air, hotel and transfer for you and hotel only for your boyfriend.

You will pay the double occupancy rate plus tax and he will pay a slightly reduced price and no tax.

Sunwing/signature vacations will get you the best price for his part.

It is very common but you have to call. You can't book it online.

This is exactly what you do - I do it with my husband... cheaper that way.

Lobo Tropical · Feb 7, 2011

You can book Casa Marina with Nolitours which is the AI package.
If you book directly with Casa Marina it will include the AI for two.
Casa Marina Reef Resort – Sousa – Casa Marina Reef & Beach
In this case you book air only with Air Transat or Air Canada.
You will have to do your homework on the pricing.
Other options are a condo at Casa Manana, The Palms,The Tradewinds and he will cook for you.

Rumble2005 · Feb 7, 2011

Book at a chica friendly resort in his name.
This way he can bring you in for free as long as you are prepared to leave your cedula at the front desk

AnnaC · Feb 7, 2011

Rumble2005 said:
Book at a chica friendly resort in his name.
This way he can bring you in for free as long as you are prepared to leave your cedula at the front desk

Once in a while it's best to read the OP before replying. Why in the world would a Canadian tourist have a cedula ? :ermm:

Rumble2005 · Feb 7, 2011

This is why I left a

. I guess my atttempt at homour failed :ermm:
Oh well , I thought it was funny and sometimes that is all that matters :bunny:

badpiece33 · Feb 8, 2011

Hillbilly said:
You will be charged extra because the "Dominican" as you stated does not really exist.

You have committed a linguistic faux pas....The Dominican is an adjective and therefore needs a noun to modify, in this case "Republic" would be adequate.

But then, again that sort of explaines why you did not use the word "sanky" to describe your boyfriend...Tsk Tsk...

HB

Wow, Hillbilly woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Hes not a sanky hes a good man from the animacion team in an adjoining hotel. He is waiting for his big break to get noticed and make it to Broadway.

sparky11867 · Mar 6, 2011

ah, but Hillbilly is right.....

please, don't refer to the DR as the Dominican. That is like referring to the U.S. as the United or Great Britian as the Great. Call it the DR or the Dominican Republic. It's a pet peeve of mine, so I guess that it's more than a pet peeve for people who live there.

Twix · Mar 6, 2011

sparky11867 said:
please, don't refer to the DR as the Dominican. That is like referring to the U.S. as the United or Great Britian as the Great. Call it the DR or the Dominican Republic. It's a pet peeve of mine, so I guess that it's more than a pet peeve for people who live there.

Well I refer to the US as the States, so I see nothing wrong with saying the dominican, but I normally say the DR

MaineGirl · Mar 6, 2011

you are getting there

Twix said:
Well I refer to the US as the States, so I see nothing wrong with saying the dominican, but I normally say the DR

If you followed your own logic, you would call it the Republic.

I have noticed a few types of people say the Dominican. Tourists and baseball fans who hear it on ESPN.

Twix · Mar 6, 2011

MaineGirl said:
If you followed your own logic, you would call it the Republic.

I have noticed a few types of people say the Dominican. Tourists and baseball fans who hear it on ESPN.

really the Dominican Republic is Republica Dominicana in Spanish, and so in Spanish they say Dominican last, not first. United States is United States in English, so there you have Dominican (without the a) and States :B to just say United, or Republic sounds stupid.

btw I'm not a tourist and I hate sports, don't watch them either

Anastacio · Mar 6, 2011

sparky11867 said:
please, don't refer to the DR as the Dominican. That is like referring to the U.S. as the United or Great Britian as the Great. Call it the DR or the Dominican Republic. It's a pet peeve of mine, so I guess that it's more than a pet peeve for people who live there.

Nah, can't say I've ever come across anyone pedantic enough to be arsed what anyone calls this country. Dominican, Republic, hell, heaven, don't think it is that important, why should it upset you if you don't even live in the country?

Tamborista · Mar 6, 2011

Kind of Pathetic

Anastacio said:
Nah, can't say I've ever come across anyone pedantic enough to be arsed what anyone calls this country. Dominican, Republic, hell, heaven, don't think it is that important, why should it upset you if you don't even live in the country?

I agree it is really not that big of a deal, for some reason many folks on this site have a bug up their ass when the term "The Dominican" is used. In fact many bilingual native Dominicanos use this taboo term...what can I say?

I would rather concentrate on eyebrow tatoos myself.

MaineGirl · Mar 6, 2011

I firmly believe I woke on the wrong side of the bed today and experienced la gota que colm? la copa but not in regards to the naming of this country.

At any rate Twix my apologies, my assumption of your logic was that you were using the noun to call States and therefore the noun for DR would be Republic...but it's not that big a deal anyway.

hammerdown · Mar 7, 2011

saying "I went to the Dominican" is exactly like saying "I went to the American and visited New York" or "I was in the Canadian....."

AnnaC · Mar 7, 2011

Well glad the OP is being helped!

Question, is saying " La Dominicana" or La Republica" different than saying "The Dominican" when referring to the country ?

greydread · Mar 7, 2011

AnnaC said:
Well glad the OP is being helped!

Question, is saying " La Dominicana" or La Republica" different than saying "The Dominican" when referring to the country ?

I use "La Republica" sometimes but I make sure to use it in the context of a strictly Dominican conversation.

hammerdown · Mar 7, 2011

"La Dominicana" is a female Dominican, in spanish for the country its "La Republica Dominicana" Using "the Dominican" when referring to the country, is like using, "The Canadian" when referring to Canada.
"I went to the Canadian last year and had a great time."

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