Comments on: Punta Cana vs Puerto Plata: Where Should I Go on My Vacation?

By: Kevin Higbee

Kevin Higbee — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 02:01:56 +0000

Me and my girlfriend have been there a year ago and were going back when poisoning happened! So we decided not to go at that time! We now are thinking about going there again…we did go on vacation awhile back but not DR as DR acted like the poisonings were no big Deal! Love the COUNTRY and its People tho!

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:11:32 +0000

I read the article you linked Blair and honestly found the quote from Dr. Isaac Bogoch to be the principal conclusion of the story “When you actually look at the number of deaths relating to the number of Canadians travelling, it is a very, very small percentage,”. I just don’t want people to fear the DR since it’s comparable (percentage-wise) with every other popular destination for both Americans and Canadians.

By: blair

blair — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:29:12 +0000

Ontario, Canada
Hi, I came across this site as I was looking to book a vaca with my son for my upcoming birthday. Although I am an avid scuba diver and traveled to many countries I was always amazed at how many Canadian deaths there are in Mexico each year. Now I always thought DR was safer, so I did some research just for piece of mind
With the previous comments, I searched how many Canadians died to date in 2019 in DR just as an fyi and I came across a Global News (Toronto) article which I felt was a good read and lists 28 Canadians have dies so far this year in DR.
Global news article https://globalnews.ca/news/5480708/canadian-deaths-dominican-republic/

This convinced me DR is not for my son and I. Why take a “chance” when there are so many destinations available out there.

I think if the number increases and they cannot be determined, will always leave doubt in vacationers.
Blair
Ontario, Canada

By: Faye

Faye — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:36:44 +0000

Alf, I will recommend to get more acquainted with what actually happened in the DR..Out of over 4 million American tourists that visited the island from 2017 to present, they had 9 isolated incidents( most of them natural causes). Check out the deaths report from Costa Rica, Mexico and even Las Vegas, NV! You’ll then rethink about your nonsense statement.

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:01:04 +0000

My mistake, it was not Puerto Plata but rather Samana (at the Bahía Príncipe).

Here are some facts for your consideration:
– Total number of US tourists that came to DR from January 2017 to December 2018: 4,311,482
– Deaths of US tourists in the DR during that same period: 30 (homicide, drowning, car accidents, suicide, other accidents).

By: Alf

Alf — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:31:38 +0000

These hotels are now death traps. Stay away

By: Des

Des — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:09:12 +0000

Weren’t all the deaths in Punta cana area. I did not read of any deaths in Puerta Plata. Which ones were they?

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:26:12 +0000

Hi Terri, do you have travel insurance? if so maybe they can reimburse some of your travel expenses depending on your policy. Some credit cards have travel insurance if you paid with them. The deaths, which only two, I believe, were reported to have been in Punta Cana (the others were in Puerto Plata) have received a lot of attention and they may seem like it’s a widespread problem in Punta Cana or the DR. For perspective, last year (2018) the DR received 6.5 million tourists. While any death is tragic one must take into account the whole picture. How many deaths occur in New York each year? I had a lovely time visiting New York City last December. Disclaimer: I’m Dominican so my opinion is obviously biased but wherever you go for your holidays I hope you have a great time 🙂

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:54:06 +0000

In view of the recent deaths in Punta Cana I am considering canceling my vacation. what concessions are being made for the people who are now scared to visit ?