have you ever driven by a sewage/water treatment facility in the D.R? Have you ever seen a work crew repairing a broken or dated sewer line? Almost NEVER
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The W Cabarete
The website shows a nice design, but it's not the architects who win this war.
The concept behind and the build up of a customer base will make or break it.
Windsurf is a strong point there, but it is not as easy as a bicycle, and a rather challenging way of surfing and you need a dedicated tourist for that. Will there a be enough? All year round? Will the airlines discover POP? What is the offer for bad weather?
Wave surf is easier and has more popular following, but that's in Encuentro and competition is already busy there.
Then again, it's how they will market this. It doesn't look like a surf shack vegan arepa demographic. I guess like Amanera in RSJ, they bring in a special market
Agree. The water is clean in the ocean, but most people here refer to beaches, beach paths, rivers, sewage and dumps of all kind.
Actually Cabarete bay is not clean. For years there was garbage and sewage dumped. I do think, however, with the emergency states, the waters have had a chance to clear up. The damage to the aquatic ecosystem though, will have long term ramifications.
Also the rivers, since many of them empty into the ocean?
Sorry, maybe you are right as I was refering to the Encuentro beach, where I guarantee very clean water.
A wonderful spot, the W on Lexington UES where we used to chill in the lounge and great sushi. I think if they could bring that clientele down here that would be the goal
Marriott and Hilton (and their underlying brands) are likely the largest chains based in the USA. Both have largely not penetrated the Caribbean much. Both likely have the bulk of their income as business related travel and are very active with rewards points to discount room costs. My guess is that they will get most of their bookings from this W on the North Coast from existing customers. When I had a lot of Marriott rewards points, years ago, I cashed them in for a vacation at the Marriott Beach resort in Grand Cayman. It was that or something in Lauderdale/Miami/Key West.
Wouldn't the lack of tourists and activity improve the water quality in the bay?
Only as far as there is less sewage. For other contamination take a simple test: look at a piece of garbage and try to guess: would it have been thrown by a tourist?
Also depends if a "municipality" is dumping sewage into the ocean still. That doesn't change just because the surfs up bruh crowd stayed home for 3 months
The resort owners are trying hard to hide the dominican reality from the visitors.
There is also no private room sector, like in Cuba, where tourists can stay in the same house or apartment with the hosts and chat with them ofer a cup of cafecito.
Due to the spread of social media the hiding of ecological disaster will be more difficult each day:
There is also no private room sector, like in Cuba, where tourists can stay in the same house or apartment with the hosts and chat with them ofer a cup of cafecito.
Due to the spread of social media the hiding of ecological disaster will be more difficult each day:
You have good taste, Marriot has always been the go to spots for business travel