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Joachim
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Hello everybody!
I was wandering if there are anybody from these forums that have been to Punta Cana or Costa Rica and what there experiences where in terms of safety, money transfers, friendliness etc. in comparison to the North East of Brazil.
Since I am working in Natal for the last 4.5 years and see that quality development is still very much lacking in the region, I was wondering if anybody thinks that Natal could compete in the future with other popular tropical destinations like Punta Cana, Costa Rica and the Carribean. I have never been to any of these places but I could imagine that the Carribean is very expensive and I have heard in some places that the local population are not very fond of the rich tourists that stay there (jamaica / trinidad). But this is all hearsay, I dont know for sure.
I was in Costa Sauipe last week in Bahia and the infra-structure for tourism is much better then here in Natal. Although, this resort was lacking in many areas (I suppose because the Sauipe S.A. company is not a tourist enitity but some kind of semi-government organization that has no experience in hotel management). The Iberostar resort next door was nicely organized but despite the stunning preserved locations the sea was rough and one could not swim in the sea (similar to the coastline of Ceara, nice view but everybody wants to have a swim in the sea).
I am interested in knowing your thoughts.
I was wandering if there are anybody from these forums that have been to Punta Cana or Costa Rica and what there experiences where in terms of safety, money transfers, friendliness etc. in comparison to the North East of Brazil.
Since I am working in Natal for the last 4.5 years and see that quality development is still very much lacking in the region, I was wondering if anybody thinks that Natal could compete in the future with other popular tropical destinations like Punta Cana, Costa Rica and the Carribean. I have never been to any of these places but I could imagine that the Carribean is very expensive and I have heard in some places that the local population are not very fond of the rich tourists that stay there (jamaica / trinidad). But this is all hearsay, I dont know for sure.
I was in Costa Sauipe last week in Bahia and the infra-structure for tourism is much better then here in Natal. Although, this resort was lacking in many areas (I suppose because the Sauipe S.A. company is not a tourist enitity but some kind of semi-government organization that has no experience in hotel management). The Iberostar resort next door was nicely organized but despite the stunning preserved locations the sea was rough and one could not swim in the sea (similar to the coastline of Ceara, nice view but everybody wants to have a swim in the sea).
I am interested in knowing your thoughts.