Having been fully vaccinated, we just returned from our first inspection trip to Punta Cana since the pandemic began and can assure you that every resort and all public areas are being very pro-active regarding COVID from the moment you land until the moment you depart! Temperature scanners are at the airport immigration area and visitors with elevated measurements are immediately directed to the on-site testing area. Everyone is gloved and masked from baggage handlers to transfer drivers. All the resorts follow governmental health standards. Guest temperatures are re-checked as you exit your transfer vehicle, and there are hand sanitizing stations everywhere. Masks are required in all public areas unless you are actively eating/drinking or in the water or at your lounge chair or walking along the beach. Gloves are even mandated before entering any of the buffet food lines. Tables are disinfected after every guest use. Silverware and napkins even comes in sealed pre-packaged sleeves. Rooms are fully sanitized after every guest departure. All workers wear masks and gloves and those with direct guest contact have all received atleast their first dose of vaccine. Resorts are currently providing free, on-site pre-departure virus testing as well as the required certification documentation needed for anyone flying into the USA. All-in-all, we felt safer from the virus in Punta Cana than we do here in the States! If you have been fully vaccinated, do not hesitate to visit Punta Cana whether for your first time or for a return visit to this wonderful destination!
Bavaro, Punta Cana
