The world unrest. The whole world is agitated by the news from Haiti, where the outbreak of a real catastrophe, which threatens to take a long time. Its effects can affect you and the Dominican Republic, which borders the affected country.
So what's happening in the affected region, and whether to perform there guided tours?
12 January evening in the Caribbean State of Haiti was an earthquake, whose force amounted to 7.0 points .. Thousands of people, many of whom are tourists unaccounted for, the search for victims continues today.
With the onset of an earthquake collapsed a few hotels, including Hotel Montana, which was popular in the U.S. and European tourists. Inside were 300 people, 100 managed to escape, another 200 were missing.
Difficult to predict the final number of fatalities, thousands of people disappeared. Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Max Bellerive fears that the death toll could exceed 100.000, and the International Red Cross suggests that their numbers could reach three million.
Analysts expect that the earthquake likely to adversely affect the inflow of tourists. The Haitian Government has invested a lot of money and effort to attract Western tourists. Were built new luxury hotels near the capital, improved the main international airport and approved plans to expand the second airport. It is also rumored that before the earthquake of Best Western and Hilton were interested in investing in projects in Haiti. Of course, now to restore the attractiveness of the region will soon, because there is a real humanitarian catastrophe, and a trip to Haiti may be interested except that fans of emergency and adventurers looking for thrills.
What With regard to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where now there is not less than 1500 Russian tourists, the earthquake has not affected its tourism industry. According to representatives of travel agencies, immediately after the news about the earthquake, which occurred a few kilometers from the Haitian capital, Port au Prince area, staff travel agencies contacted by telephone with Russian tourists and employees working in the Dominican Republic.
They stated that no damage or victims in the Dominican Republic and in particular in Bavaro, Punta Cana and other sea resorts of the country, has not been fixed.
After a series of tremors that were felt in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, was a small panic among the local population. Tourists same earthquake did not even notice, at least none of them broke off his vacation.
Moreover, according to tour operators, this year the demand for this area in winter exceed demand last year .