TAM from Brasil to DR next year!

[Transat]

The minister of tourism Felucho Gimenez officially announce today that TAM from brasil will carry out charters flights from Sao Paulo,to the DR next year.
The tour operator responsible for for these flights will be CBC.

TAM will use a A-330

[ricktoronto]

How odd - the CBC is Canada's national public TV and radio operator. I had no idea they operated an airline too. My tax dollars hard at work.

[santobonao]

which airport in the dominican republic will Tam will be flying.

[swake]

Why would a Paulista in their right mind hop on a plane to the DR?? What has the DR to offer that is not on the menu in Southeast coastal Brazil?

[Keith R]

Originally Posted by santobonao

which airport in the dominican republic will Tam will be flying.

Aw, c'mon, you must already know that it's Punta Cana. Brazilians are not going to fly so many hours just for a Boca Chica or Sosua....

Swake is right. I know many Brazilian beaches and many, many other places in Brazil, and I cannot fanthom why any Brazilian would want to go to the DR instead of Rio, Cabo Frio, Santa Catarina, Bahia or Ceará...

[toneloc24]

Originally Posted by swake

Why would a Paulista in their right mind hop on a plane to the DR?? What has the DR to offer that is not on the menu in Southeast coastal Brazil?

I'm thinking the same thing. I just don't see much success for this.

Having been to Brasil, I sincerely doubt that there will be much demand for this route. Having been to Brasil many times, they vacation in the pristine beaches of NE (Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Natal) & SE Brasil (Florianopolis, Campos - 1 hr from Sao Paolo) areas. The airfare alone from Sao Paolo to those cities costs $150 R/T at a maximum. The cities are just as cheap as DR. The infrastructure alone in those cities trump anywhere in the DR, plus there are historical sites all along the coasts.

Those Brasilians who can afford it, prefer to fly to Europe (Spain, Portugal).

[Transat]

Originally Posted by swake

Why would a Paulista in their right mind hop on a plane to the DR?? What has the DR to offer that is not on the menu in Southeast coastal Brazil?

For the same reson Spanish go to POP and PUJ.And they have LAS ISLAS BALEARES in Spain.

Im not agree with you the Dominican Republic has a lots to offer, culture,history etc.

Beautifull places and beacause the DR has a lots to offers thats why thousands of tourists visit the island every year.

And thats not the first time Brasilian go to DR Cubana de Aviacion once operates a charter flights from Sao Paulo to Puj on a DC-10.

[Keith R]

Originally Posted by toneloc24

I'm thinking the same thing. I just don't see much success for this.

Having been to Brasil, I sincerely doubt that there will be much demand for this route. Having been to Brasil many times, they vacation in the pristine beaches of NE (Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Natal) & SE Brasil (Florianopolis, Campos - 1 hr from Sao Paolo) areas. The airfare alone from Sao Paolo to those cities costs $150 R/T at a maximum. The cities are just as cheap as DR. The infrastructure alone in those cities trump anywhere in the DR, plus there are historical sites all along the coasts.

Those Brasilians who can afford it, prefer to fly to Europe (Spain, Portugal).

Você tem toda razão!

[toneloc24]

Originally Posted by Keith R

Você tem toda razão!

Brushing off my rusty Portuguese...

Há muitas opções do ilhas na costa de Brasil, para muito mais barato. Você sabe isso.

[xamaicano]

Originally Posted by swake

Why would a Paulista in their right mind hop on a plane to the DR?? What has the DR to offer that is not on the menu in Southeast coastal Brazil?

Dominicans and Dominican culture.