Without getting into the 'local rates' for visitors versus Dominicans, two examples unfairness in this realm that I can think of are the Teleferico cable car in Puerta Plata, and Ocean World in POP. One thing is a motoconcho getting what he can, but to me, a government cable car charging separate rates is plain discrimination, And Oceanworld clearly states to very different prices for foreigners and Dominicans. On these I agree with AMericanSentiment wholeheartedly. Anyone from the Oceanworld office care to clarify this? Actually, AI's do the same. Once, travelling with my girlfriend, we used her cedula to book our rooms to receive a substantial discount. If a non-US person came up against the same discrimination inside the US I'd guess there would be marches, lawsuits and who-knows-what.
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