NewsWhore
10-15-2007, 05:50 PM
A decision by the Playa Dorada Hotel Association to charge a special toll on buses bringing tourists into the 13-hotel complex has stirred up some heated debate. The transport unions have announced that they will leave the tourists at the main entrance of the complex rather than pay the RD$50 toll on buses and trucks or the RD$30 peso charge for smaller minibuses and pickup trucks. The association created a special gateway for these vehicles, and told reporters that the funds generated by the tolls would be used to improve the area's roadways and the complex's public areas. Tamara Simo, president of the Tour Operator Association (Opretur) that gathers companies offering excursions disputes the toll saying that their services are beneficial to the hotels because they lower their costs by taking their guests away from the hotel for the day. Most Playa Dorada hotels operate on an all-included scheme.
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