UNWTO launches global guidelines to reopen tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19.
Grenada to facilitate yacht arrivals under restrictions
The Government of Grenada has approved a plan to facilitate the entry of yachts into the tri-island state to protect them during the hurricane season.
Air Canada has announced direct flights to Cancun starting in June
Air Canada will be flying to destinations around the world this summer.
airBaltic Reports 500% Increase in Bookings
airBaltic has reported that when compared to the first full week of May, the number of new bookings made on airBaltic flights last week increased by nearly 500%.
Coronavirus: Caution in Cuba about tourism reopen
Cuba became very cautious about dangers of reopening its borders to international tourism in nowadays universal pandemic conditions.
Point of View: Costa Rica plans campaign to revive tourism when pandemic passes
Costa Rica presented a roadmap to progressively reactivate tourism with an advertising campaign and price reductions so that a key sector of its economy can thrive once the coronavirus pandemic passes.
It’s official: First Caribbean islands to reopen to tourists in June
Parts of the Caribbean have decided to begin to reopen tentatively to international tourism.
Dominican Republic ready to receive tourists in a month
The Tourism Minister, Francisco Javier García said tourists will go to those places which had best managed the coronavirus.
Target Caribbean tourists, says regional expert
Photo: alexandralexey/123RF Tourism-dependent destinations in the Caribbean are being advised to look more to regional travel to boost their tourism product post COVID-19. At the same time, former Minister of Tourism and Aviation in the Bahamas Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace is suggesting that governments consider reducing taxes on intra-regional travel to encourage more movement among CARICOM residents. Insisting that he was not anti-taxes, Vanderpool-Wallace said distance and proximity should be considered when taxes are being implemented, adding that the cost of travel in the region was “outrageously high” because of the taxes and fees. He argued that if governments were to reduce their charges on travel in the region there would be more traffic. “You will suddenly find a lot more business travel, a lot more tourist travel and a lot higher occupancies leading to a lot more employment and more tax collection by the Government,” he said. Source: Barbados Today
Jamaica Planning for the Reopening of Tourism Industry
Already faced with billions of dollars in losses as a result of COVID-19, Jamaica’s tourism ministry has begun planning the reopening of its industry in order to help save the country’s economy.