‘Party package’ holidays were already declining pre-pandemic in terms of both demand and supply. Fears of infection and the process of organizing group travel will further delay recovery
Crops, fishing and other livelihoods are in peril. The pandemic was already battering the economy, including tourism. Still, regional aid is arriving, the United Nations plans to help, and the 1902 catastrophe is a reminder that St. Vincent recovered from massive eruptions in the past
Signalling the brand’s ongoing confidence in the destination, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) will add three new hotels to its Jamaica roster
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) predicted a 20 percent increase in tourist arrivals to the region this year, although that potential success is conditional on the possibility that the Covid-19 epidemic will be brought under control
The airline will initially be connecting Toronto Billy Bishop City Airport with airports in the north-east and Midwest United States
Costa Rica Among the Five Best Tourist Destinations of 2021. Photo: Lauren Harrigan/UNSPALSH Costa Rica appears today among the five best tourist destinations of 2021 by choice of Treehugger, an expert digital media in sustainability, and Trip Savvy, a recognized travel website. In the first installment of the Green Awards, The Best of Green 2021: Sustainable Travel, the Central American country received this award for decades of action to combat the climate crisis, for reversing deforestation and having converted a fourth into parks and protected reserves part of its territory, indicates the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). It stands out that this nation was also distinguished in the Best Experiences category, with which the jury recognized the first Safari surf school to establish itself in Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, in 1999, located in the Hotel Olas Verdes, the first LEED Platium hotel in Costa Rica. Tree hugger’s managing editor, Melissa [...]
“Safety is the first priority, and we know that cruising can be safe, as we have seen in Europe and Asia,” said Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean Group chairman
Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Creative City and Handicraft City of the World, the former village of the Holy Trinity, a city stopped in time that still preserves the charms of five centuries ago, but in full harmony with modernity, is celebrating these days its 507th anniversary: founded in January 1514 by the Adelantado Don Diego Velázquez
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) have renewed their call to governments in Latin America and the Caribbean in regards to the need to plan in advance and in a coordinated manner so that commercial aviation can resume once the new travel restrictions are lifted in the region
Statistics indicate that 21 million travelers stopped arriving to the paradisiacal islands in 2020. Photo: konstanttin/123RF By Frank Martin No doubts about it. Covid-19 epidemic has been the worst event that the Caribbean has suffered in its recent tourist history. Statistics indicate that 21 million travelers stopped arriving to the paradisiacal islands in 2020. In 2021 the improvement has been even worst. Last year's figure mean an 80 percent loss compared to 2019. Another catastrophic number is that during the first year of the global pandemic the Caribbean regional economy went down almost in 66%. The image of the epidemic on the picturesque and smiling tourist Caribbean is that of empty hotels and restaurants, deserted attractions, closed borders, laid off workers and paralyzed airlines and cruise lines. The biggest drop numbers among Caribbean customers last year was for Americans. But Canadians and Europeans also disappeared. Certainly there is great [...]
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