Travel regulations in The Cayman Islands for amendment
The increased COVID-19 suppression measures follow the Government’s decision to pause the transition from Phase Three to Phase Four of the Cayman Islands’ border reopening plan earlier this week
Dominican Republic will not require PCR tests from Canadians after reopening of flights
With scheduled flights resuming to major destinations such as Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, the following Covid-19 protocols apply Random temperature checks and breath tests administered at the airport
US opens doors to fully vaccinated visitors from November
The lifting of blanket restrictions on travel to the US from certain countries will come as welcome news to thousands of foreign nationals with families in the United States
Point of View: The world meets to re-imagine urban tourism
Urban tourism has been among the hardest hit parts of the sector and may be the last to recover
It’s official: Cuba recognize, regulate cryptocurrency
The announcement comes as the popularity of cryptocurrency has grown in Cuba among some technologically savvy groups, as it has become increasingly difficult to send and use US dollars on the island
TTC Special: Jamaica and Grenada could stop at a British red light
According to British publication Sky News for the mentioned two Caribbean destinations have worsened in terms of the increase in infections
Grupo Iberostar to reopen Cuba hotels in November
Hotel Parque Central. Photo: Grupo Iberostar. Following the announcement by the Cuban Ministry of Tourism of the gradual reopening of borders as of November 15, in response to the stepped-up vaccination process currently underway in the country, the Iberostar Group has begun to plan an ambitious schedule of reopenings for the coming months to bring its hotels in Cuba back to normal, depending on the reactivation of demand and airlift. On November 1, Grupo Iberostar plans to reopen Iberostar Grand Packard -its top luxury property on the island- along with the Iberostar Selection Bella Vista Varadero, Iberostar Selection Ensenachos, Coral Level at Iberostar Selection Ensenachos, and Iberostar Daiquiri, just in time for this year's Black Friday. Iberostar Grand Packard. Photo: Grupo Iberostar. On December 1, Iberostar Bella Costa, in Varadero, and Iberostar Selection Holguín will reopen along with the Coral Level at Iberostar Selection Holguín; on December [...]
Mexico Tourism Spending Increased This Summer
Photo: ©karel miragaya/123rf New data shows that while international visitor arrival numbers in Mexico were down compared to pre-pandemic levels, those who did enter the country in July spent more money than they did in 2019. According to Mexico News Daily, Mexico’s national statistics agency Inegi announced that an estimated 3.38 million international visitors came to Mexico in July 2021, a 19 percent decline from the 4.16 million foreign arrivals reported during July 2019. BBC News Read More: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-58545350
Caribbean Tourism Rebounding despite continuing pandemic
Photo: ©Simon Dannhauer/123rf Despite daunting challenges presented over the past 18 months by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry recorded many significant successes, and data points to an encouraging outlook ahead. Speaking during the opening plenary session at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) held last week, Acting CEO & Director General of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Vanessa Ledesma presented insights on the performance and outlook of the Caribbean tourism industry. The pandemic’s impact on the travel and tourism industry globally has been severe, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs worldwide. The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report indicates that the pandemic delivered a blow of $33.9 billion in lost revenue to the Caribbean’s travel and tourism sector, lowering the sector’s contribution to GDP by 58 percent, higher than the global average. Some 680,000 tourism-related jobs [...]
Costa Rica overcrowded hospitals
Costa Rica overcrowded hospitals, staff with fatigue, inability to transfer patients to centers with greater capacity, lack of medical equipment and congested emergency services. Directors of all the medical centers of the CCSS signed a letter in which they warn about saturation and ask to take measures to reduce infections and hospitalizations. This is the critical situation faced by the hospitals of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) due to the increase in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks. The conditions were exposed by 40 directors of medical centers in a 13-page note addressed to the Caja’s executive president, Román Macaya, and the general manager, Roberto Cervantes, on September 6. The fatigue of health professionals is so high that, according to the document, medical centers struggle with frequent disabilities and hiring more staff is not a viable option, since the labor market is exhausted, and the available people do not meet [...]