Well, fuel is not the bigest problem with the airfares, here main problem is Taxes.
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The decline of European flights to Puerto Plata airport
Well, fuel is not the bigest problem with the airfares, here main problem is Taxes.
Again....
why is Punta Cana not affected?
all we hear is complaints about costs at POP while PC chugs along outpacing the rest of the country.
The ministry of tourism must see what we see...
why is Punta Cana not affected?
all we hear is complaints about costs at POP while PC chugs along outpacing the rest of the country.
The ministry of tourism must see what we see...
Punta Cana is of course the main reason the north coast lost business. North coast hotel owners converted into condos where people sometimes actually visit or rent them out. The lack of demand reduced the number of airlines will to fly to the north coast and the prices went up, also partly due to the high cost of dealing with POP airport and taxes.
Will three new Marriott luxury hotels change much on the north coast when to comes to flights? Probably night, the people that will stay at those hotels can pay first class all the way. Price is no object to them.
A partial list of Punta Cana Hotels:
Hard Rock Hotel - 1790
Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe - 1600
Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana - 1296
Melia Caribe Tropical - 1100
Grand Paradise Bavaro - 1005
Occidental Grand - 865
Bavaro Princess All Suites - 808
Barcelo Punta Cana - 798
Gran Bahia Principe Bavaro - 780
Catalonia Bavaro - 770
Barcelo Dominican Beach - 732
Catalonia Punta Cana - 711
Be Live Grand - 708
Paradisus Punta Cana - 684
Majestic Colonial - 658
IFA Villas Bavaro - 652
Now Larimar - 642
Grand Palladium Bavaro - 636
Dreams Punta Cana - 620
Riu Palace Punta Cana - 612
Majestic Elegance - 597
Iberostar Bavaro - 596
Riu Bambu - 560
Paradisus Palma Real - 554
Club Med - 553
Gran Bahia Principe Ambar - 528
Natura Park Beach - 510
Iberostar Dominicana - 506
Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana - 500
Grand Oasis Punta Cana - 467
Excellence Punta Cana - 456
Grand Palladium Punta Cana - 451
VIK Hotel Arena Blanca - 447
Iberostar Punta Cana - 427
Sirenis Cocotal - 427
Barcelo Bavaro Beach - 391
Sirenis Tropical Suites - 389
Ocean Blue & Sand - 374
Secrets Royal Beach - 373
The Royal Suites Turquesa by Palladium - 372
Grand Palladium Palace - 364
Riu Palace Macao - 364
Riu Naiboa - 362
Caribe Club Princess Beach Resort & Spa - 355
Tropical Princess - 310
Fishing Lodge - 299
Iberostrar Grand Hotel Bavaro - 272
Punta Cana Princess All Suites - 270
Catalonia Royal Bavaro - 255
Gran Bahia Principe Esmerelda - 240
IFA Ocean Bavaro - 236
The Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real - 190
Sanctuary Cap Cana - 176
The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana - 132
Sivory - 55
Zoetry Agua - 51
VIK Hotel Cayena Beach - 47
Tortuga Bay - 15
I could not find such a list for POP.
Is that the # of ROOMS next to each Hotel Name ?
Holy SMOKES ... I never knew that ..
I did not even believe it , but I looked up Hard Rock , ,and sure enough they boast 1790 Rooms as posted, and 18 hole Golf course , 13 Pools, 23 Bars, 65,000 sq feet of meeting space .. etc etc ..
That is just beyond HUGE ...for a Beach Hotel .
Wow.
Holy SMOKES ... I never knew that ..
I did not even believe it , but I looked up Hard Rock , ,and sure enough they boast 1790 Rooms as posted, and 18 hole Golf course , 13 Pools, 23 Bars, 65,000 sq feet of meeting space .. etc etc ..
That is just beyond HUGE ...for a Beach Hotel .
Wow.
Punta Cana is a behemoth..........
The lack mof amenities (IMO) is what the north coast lacks
You offer feces... you get feces.
Face lift - rebuild.... call it what you will....
David and Goliath - in real life, Goliath wins every time
The lack mof amenities (IMO) is what the north coast lacks
You offer feces... you get feces.
Face lift - rebuild.... call it what you will....
David and Goliath - in real life, Goliath wins every time
as for UK flights.... as I said , I'm working on my daughter
Paris to SDQ was mentioned...
seems easy to me... London to Paris (Chunnel train?)...and a non-stop flight 3x a week in season
Paris to SDQ was mentioned...
seems easy to me... London to Paris (Chunnel train?)...and a non-stop flight 3x a week in season
Paris-SDQ on AF is insanely expensive during high season, especially at the last minute (around 3 K/RT)*.
How about flying into Madrid then look into Iberia ? Although I am not sure it would make a lot of difference.
Brussels ?
*Air Caraibes flies from Paris to SDQ too.
There are some good deals going the other way for anyone making a last minute decision to go back to the UK for Christmas. 149.99 Euros on 16th, POP to Brussels. Tempting.....if I didn't have things to do here.
That's quite amazing even for one way, I wonder if that even pays for the gas, let alone the taxes... !? Then they shut down the route and say it was not profitable - maybe there is no demand, who knows.... !
happy holidays palDUS - AZS (Samana) was even better for connecting flights as it departs Dusseldorf later in the afternoon - 3-30 pm. Plenty of time for connecting flights from other countries/cities and without the need of staying overnight in Dusseldorf.
Condor were supposed to be picking up flights from FRA to POP and AZS. The program was planned to use Thomas Cook Airbus A330s. With the demise of TC, Condor are looking for aircraft to fulfil those routes. Nothing definite yet.
My UK daughter is anxiously awaiting flights...... direct if possible
SDQ - AZS - POP
The PUJ option just doesn't for us
SDQ - AZS - POP
The PUJ option just doesn't for us