It´s official: UNWTO and IATA sign agreement to restore confidence in international aviation
The new agreement will focus on enhancing consumer confidence in travel and placing sustainability at the centre of recovery and future growth.
Point of view: Bahamas introduces new travel and testing protocols
The new protocols will require visitors, and returning citizens and residents to obtain a RT-PCR (swab) test no more than seven (7) days prior to their travel to The Bahamas.
St. Kitts & Nevis to Reopen Borders on October 31, 2020
St. Kitts & Nevis is pleased to once again welcome visitors to its shores beginning October 31, 2020. In order to ensure a responsible reopening of its borders, the Federation is the last Caribbean destination to do so.
Yaxunah, Yucatán; an ancestral journey through the Mayan Culture
Yaxunah is a Mayan community that has preserved its culture and identity and has a population of 700 inhabitants. It is located in the municipality of Yaxcaba, near Pisté and about 25 or 30 minutes from Chichén Itzá.
It´s official: Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Arrivals Begin Gradual Rise
For the month of August, the destination received 4761 visitors, with 67% of these visitors travelling from the United States, followed by 21% from the United Kingdom & Europe, 7% from the Caribbean and 3% from Canada.
Barbados calls for tourism priority for Covid-19 vaccines
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley today called for tourism employees to have priority in accessing Covid-19 vaccines due to the importance of this sector for Caribbean countries.
World Tourism Day 2020:‘Tourism and Rural Development’ message by the UNWTO Secretary-General
The theme of World Tourism Day 2020 - Tourism and Rural Development - is particularly relevant as we face up to an unprecedented crisis.
FITUR 2021 calls the meetings and business travel tourism in its FITUR MICE section
FITUR 2021, the first tourism industry major annual event brings together professionals from the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions tourism at its FITUR MICE section.
It´s official: UNWTO Executive Council Backs Strong, United Plan for Global Tourism
The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in-person and virtually for its 112th session. This was the first major in-person event involving tourism and the United Nations held since the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.
CARICOM heads agree to regional travel bubble in response to Covid19 challenges
CARICOM Heads of Government have taken a major step towards resuscitating the COVID19 challenged travel and tourism sectors, with agreement to institute a Travel Bubble among CARICOM Member States and Associate Members which meet the agreed criteria from Friday 18 September 2020.