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Point of View: Aeroflot to operate more flights to Punta Cana for massive return of Russians

Picture: Pexels Russian tourism has returned strongly to the Dominican Republic after the opening of flights. Aeroflot Russian Airlines has requested to operate three weekly flights to Punta Cana from Moscow, as reported by the Civil Aviation Board(JAC).). The flights would run on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays on Airbus A359 aircraft with a capacity of 316 seats. The JAC said that Aeroflot had shown a “growing interest” in flying to the country after the resumption of flights between both countries, affected by the pandemic. “These data indicate that the Dominican Republic is the number one destination chosen by Russians to vacation in the Caribbean,” the entity added in a statement. Dominican Today

By |2021-09-18T00:38:32-04:0018 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Transportation|0 Comments
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It’s official: No North America tourism recovery until 2025

Picture: Pixabay Destinations across North America are at different stages of tourism development. However, one common factor between the United States, Mexico and Canada is that the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 have been felt hard. That is accord to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. A report, Tourism Destination Market Insight: North America (2021), found that total international arrivals to the region declined 67 per cent year-on-year in 2020 and inbound expenditure by 74 per cent. North America’s forecast recovery follows the general global travel consensus that domestic tourism will recover first (2022), but international arrivals will not recover until 2024. Forecasts for inbound tourism expenditure, however, suggest this will not surpass pre-pandemic levels until after 2025. Johanna Bonhill-Smith, travel and tourism analyst at GlobalData, commented: “Covid-19 can still be identified as the greatest threat to growth within the travel sector, and in North America this [...]

By |2021-09-18T00:36:24-04:0018 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments
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TTC Special: Caribbean tourism reopening as pandemic slowly recedes

Photo: ©rfranca/123rf By Frank Martin Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas have in common their progress as tourist destinations as covid-19 epidemic recedes step by step in 2021 while still threatening a return. The picturesque Jamaica's look for a better 2021 winter after a summer borders reopening applying essential security measures. According to recently published statistics, the island made almost 80 million dollars generated by 40,000 tourists it received in the last three months. The reggae island  knew how to combine solutions to defeat Covid-19 and start the rescue of its tourism industry. Jamaican authorities opened doors to international travelers on June 15 last. At the time, its battered economy was forecasting potential losses of more than 10 billion USD if  shutdown continued. The revenues already announced are a clear example that the restart program with security measures was a success, according to the country's Minister of [...]

By |2023-02-13T16:47:36-04:0018 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Specials|0 Comments
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Sustainable tourism development in the sights of the Caribbean Tourism Organization

The CTO has identified community-based tourism as a regional tourism development strategy that supports entrepreneurship and local prosperity, while creating unique experiences and product offers for visitors

By |2021-09-13T20:14:23-04:0013 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments
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TTC presents new edition of its Digital Newspaper

TTC presents new edition of its Digital Newspaper With an eye on sustainable tourism, we propose, in our September-October edition, an approach to the various initiatives that contribute to achieving this objective in the Caribbean and Latin America. This issue is headed by an interview with the general director of Termatalia, International Fair of Thermal Tourism, Health and Wellbeing, Rogelio Martínez González, about the 2nd International Congress on Water and Health being held until September 15 in hybrid format and of which Travel Trade Caribbean is a Media Partner. Also noteworthy are the programs and actions developed by the World Tourism Organization and the Caribbean Tourism Organization in favor of sustainability. We also propose an interview with Dr. C. Odalys C. Goicochea, director of Environment of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba; and with the president of the San Cristóbal Travel Agency, Orlando Ramos, on the [...]

By |2021-09-12T23:44:31-04:0012 de September de 2021|Events, Outstanding news|0 Comments
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Point of View: Cancun Travel Restrictions: Things Tourists Should Know for 2021

The Mexican Caribbean hotspot reopened with enhanced health and safety protocols in place last year and seen a tourism boom of late as hotels and resorts reopen and airlines increase flights

By |2023-02-13T17:03:54-04:0010 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments
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It’s official: Varadero, now and always very pleasant … and safe

Magazine Security is one of the most important strengths of Varadero today, considered among the best beaches in the world according to TripAdvisor

By |2021-09-10T21:40:35-04:0010 de September de 2021|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments
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