With all of those hotels raking in the money, my guess is that the owners are corporations outside of DR.
Owning resorts is a money laundering thing as well as often a way of getting money.
I know where I live in a foreign tourism country with high high unemployment, the govt gives money to resort owners because jobs will be provided. They get money up front and then have to pay back the rest of the money starting in five years with a low interest loan.
Always, in five years they go bankrupt. They have paid themselves handsomely both in overcharging for materials and in managerial costs.
The same happens in the US when cities give money to companies and after a few years the company moves on to greener pastures.
The resort industry is a real money machine. And there are plenty of people who know how to run the giveaways for their benefit.
Owning resorts is a money laundering thing as well as often a way of getting money.
I know where I live in a foreign tourism country with high high unemployment, the govt gives money to resort owners because jobs will be provided. They get money up front and then have to pay back the rest of the money starting in five years with a low interest loan.
Always, in five years they go bankrupt. They have paid themselves handsomely both in overcharging for materials and in managerial costs.
The same happens in the US when cities give money to companies and after a few years the company moves on to greener pastures.
The resort industry is a real money machine. And there are plenty of people who know how to run the giveaways for their benefit.