Have you ever been in a major US city or smaller communities?
Ever walked down the Vegas strip?
The sex trade is everywhere.
In Sosua it became unpleasantly in your face with low class people and internet postings by idiots.
Now there seems to be some change, which so far has not resulted in major infrastructure improvements.
Dominicans old and young are sexually active.
In any barrio people know where to go, women also know how to get their lovers, even grandmothers pay for services of young men.
The upper Dominican class has their residences, families and operates with more discretion, including the wives.
The novias are on their phone, those with money just pay them for an apartment.
You are not in the US, and the warped morals of hookers and chasing Johns do not apply in the DR.
If you have ever travelled, you'll know there are many countries with legal prostitution, unions and medical plans.
Even in Pattaya with in your face lifestyle there is major growth and billions on investments.
High-rise construction and real estate development.
Only covid put a damper on it.
Why do you come to the DR and insist on making a US Disneyland or Vegas out of it?
Comfort Inn, Hilton and possibly fast food restaurants is your dream for the DR, the best you can do???
The DR is beautiful because it is not the US, it is interesting because it is different with a Dominican flavour and lifestyle.
That also includes tipico/ rustic places, like along the new tourist hyw. and all the hamlets around the country.
Sosua beach tipico, as it is... a Dominican beach.
You can just go to the ABC islands if you want sterile US development and cruise ship destination atmosphere.
Hey, then there is Cabarete
, better at Infinity Blu or Hispañola Beach.
You are OK with Ocean Village and Russians, for typic Dominican atmosphere.
Imagine ,some even resort to Sea Horse Ranch or Cap Cana.
Regardless,
Gob.do and big money developers will decide what happens here.
Many of the Punta Cana resorts are Spanish chains, also some DR money and I think some US money.
If you are concerned about women having options, they actually would have to work on their education, as many do.
Those walking the streets like it.
Free dinners, clothing, condos or houses with pools, cash pay, some have gringos paying their expenses and get invited for offshore trips.
The last thing they want, is to work as a hotel maid cleaning rooms, working in the dining rooms, or as a bar tender.
And even with those jobs some education is necessary in addition to supervised work.