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It’s official: Caribbean tourism industry contends with climate change

Foto: Auttapon Moonsawad/123rf In Antigua and Barbuda, tourism planners are exploring eco-friendly accommodations like ‘glamping’ – luxury campsites with low impact on beaches. In Puerto Rico, hoteliers are swapping contingency plans to improve hurricane and disaster response. Across the region, tourism stakeholders are grappling with the reality of climate change and the threat it poses to the region’s hospitality sector. While the Caribbean has long been versed in storm and disaster recovery, many destinations are realising that they can no longer settle for ‘business as usual’. Sea-level rise, diminishing reefs and other signs of climate change are already making their mark on the region. For islanders, the goal has now become resilience – in other words, building tourism models that are both adaptive and quick to rebuild. The Cayman Compass spoke with tourism officials from across the region during January’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Nassau, Bahamas. They shared some [...]

By |2020-03-13T16:22:54-04:0013 de March de 2020|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments

Coronavirus: Tourism could suffer in the Caribbean

Photo: Viacheslav Lopatin/123rf Tourism dependent economies can take a huge hit this year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This among many other concerns were raised during The University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor Forum: COVID-19 Partnering in the Caribbean’s Response, which was held at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados today, (March 9). Dr Don Marshall, Director of Sir Arthur Lewis Institute says as tourism-dependent islands, the region faces an uncertain future in relation to COVID-19 and what is required in relation to protocols for travel. Dr Marshall said: “Already we have seen airlines hit by the absence of passengers and the willingness to travel somewhat slowed. Source: Loop

By |2020-03-13T16:14:22-04:0013 de March de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments

No COVID-19 ban on travel to Barbados

Photo: byvalet/123RF The Government of Barbados has advised that at this time there are no restrictions on travel to Barbados as a result of COVID-19. In a release, the Ministry of Health and Wellness confirmed that their measures of screening and testing are underway and “no-one has tested positive for the respiratory illness so far.” With no known cases, we continue to welcome and embrace visitors to our shores, however the protocols established by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to contain any potential spread of the virus, remain in effect. They are: •Surveillance measures including utilisation of advance passenger information, immigration screening, and Port Health monitoring. All current and proposed actions are based on level of risk determined by Public Health Authorities. •All persons coming to Barbados with a history of having travelled to countries with widespread local transmission are quarantined for a period of fourteen (14) days [...]

By |2020-03-13T15:36:27-04:0013 de March de 2020|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments

Monitoring and Prevention of COVID-19 In the French Caribbean Island of Martinique

The Martinique Tourism Authority, the Port of Martinique, the Martinique International Airport are closely monitoring the island’s points of entry to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and ensure the safety of its residents and visitors. As reported by the director of the Regional Health Agency’s (A.R.S.), the island is and remains in Stage 1 of a 3-stage prevention protocol established by the French Government in 2009 following the H1N1 flu epidemic. Stage 1 is prevention and all procedures and protective measures are in place: * All disembarking cruise passengers are being systematically screened. Anchorage, to come ashore for smaller luxury boats, is no longer permitted. They must go to port terminals to be screened by the Regional Health Agency of Martinique. Safety protocols are posted and implemented in all marinas and small ports. * As of Thursday, March 5, 2020, sanitary measures are being enforced by the Regional Health Agency of [...]

By |2020-03-13T15:24:28-04:0013 de March de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments
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