You are wise Sir Weyland.
Toronto's Pearson airport has some of the highest fees in the world.
Combined with the DR's fees and we pay $330 in taxes, including the tourist card and departure tax.
I look at the bottom line and really don't give a fuck how much of it they want to call fees or how my money is distributed.
I can go solo to Playa Dorada for a week for usually between $700-$800 all in which is cheapy cheapy and the resorts make very little of this, maybe $200 or so for the week.
The great recession hit the area hard, as it did most places, and resorts couldn't afford good maintenance and some couldn't even stay open.
Poor maintenance and cut back services and dead resorts turns off many of the remaining customers which leaves them even less money and it snowballs on and on.
They have a nice fun golf course there that is usually very empty.
The summer greens fee used to be $40 which was reasonable and you had to take a caddy for $15 plus tip of 500 pesos or so but this was good for 2 players if you had a cart which was $25 so say $70 each total.
Now the summer greens fee is $54 and the winter fee is $77 which is just not worth it.
The course is there and being maintained anyways and there is tons of excess capacity so you might as well have deals for the guests to get some more money coming in that otherwise wouldn't.
http://www.playadoradagolf.com/rates.aspx
Having ripoff scams like Progressive Roulette and Keno in the casinos is also not very bright.
It is kind of late in the game to turn this ship around.
I don't see it happening any time soon.
Departing From:
Toronto (YYZ) to
Puerto Plata (POP) Departure Time:
16:20 November 05, 2010 (Flight#:
C6 786) Returning To:
Puerto Plata (POP) to
Toronto (YYZ) Return Time:
22:20 November 12, 2010 (Flight#:
C6 787) Hotel/Resort:
4*GR PARA PLAYA DORADA RM Occupancy: S (SINGLE OCCUPANCY)Adults(1): 1 x $397.00 Taxes: $331.16 Total Insurance: $0.00 Total Price:
$728.16
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