Vacationing in the DR & Covid

[william webster]

And the AI crowd.... they could care less about the outside after dark for the most part

Covid Cathies...... Curfrew Charlies

 

[melphis]

We are scheduled to come back early Nov and hope to stay till April. I plan on taking Caonabo's advice on the golf. Hope to see you at Iberostar.

 

[johne]

Mr. Bill, I will have to wholeheartedly disagree with your assertion.
While it may be "very boring" for a particular type of visitor that tends to be drawn towards the northern tier (aka whoremongers), or late night frequenters of discotheques seeking product (whatever that product might be), this does not describe ALL tourists.
How would golfers find this to be "very boring"? The conditions are actually perfect for them right now.
Beautiful weather.
Less crowding.
Easier tee times.
For the golf enthusiast, here is a perfect example of a daily schedule......
Early to rise (curfew is lifted daily at 5am).
Nice healthy breakfast.
Tee off 7-8am, roughly.
Nice hearty lunch.
Relax at beach or pool of choice mid afternoon, with ice cold Presidentes. Beat the afternoon heat.
Pepare for a nice sunset dinner, with evening cocktails.
Early to bed.
Repeat schedule.
This is a golfer's dream. Especially those from northern nations which will be seeing their seasons change soon, and golfing schedules altered.
This is just one example of the type of tourists that exist, and would not find RD to be "very boring".
And for the record, golfers are usually not frugal while on vacation either.

AND, I would add: You don't need a reservation. The courses can be played with nobody waiting behind you or in front of you. Play every other day and on the alternate day do pool or ocean. Rinse and repeat the cycle.

 

[Auryn]

If rates didn’t increase drastically, I would take the chance and go to visit family.
The problem is quarantine on return. I have 2 weeks off at Christmas, but my work had clearly stated in August that they will not be approving any time off for international travel. I’d need to be approved for 5 days off minimum if we went for just a week.