Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez said that of the 20,000 hotel rooms in the Punta Cana-Bavaro area, the region most affected by Hurricane Jeanne in the DR, 65% are in operation. He said that 12,000 rooms are in operation, and another 7,000 are expected to be back in service in a period of 15-45 days.
He explained, as reported in the Listin Diario, that the only problem affecting the hotels of the Bayahibe area is that their guests will have to be rerouted through Punta Cana International Airport until the landlink with the La Romana International Airport is repaired. Jimenez has said this landlink will be ready as of Saturday.
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