TTC Special: It is right to bet on national tourism?
The national or internal tourism has surprised specialists so far in 2022 by showing that 87% of those occasional travelers prefer to travel within their own countries. At least this happens in some tourists emitting destinations, such as the United States and certain European countries, despite all the heavy obstacles on market
Point of View: International tourism saw a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022, with destinations worldwide welcoming an estimated 117 million international arrivals compared to 41 million in Q1 2021
Covid-19 continues to attack, but symptoms are mild in patients
The Covid virus is still active in the population, and more people are turning to sample stations to confirm or rule out whether they contain the virus
CITAG Alerts Caribbean Health Ministries On Decline In Childhood Vaccination
In some countries as many as three out of 10 infants are not fully vaccinated putting them at risk of measles, polio and other diseases eliminated in the Americas that continue to circulate in other areas of the world
Jamaica’s tourism industry post-Covid recovery unfazed by crime challenges
Neither the protracted and crippling intervention of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic nor the country’s highly publicized vulnerability to crime would appear to have diminished the international appetite for Jamaica as a favoured tourism haven
Statia Takes ‘Giant step’ Towards Environmental Preservation
The Public Entity St. Eustatius and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management sign letter of intent to help develop crucial environmental protection rules
Hola Sun resumes flights to Cuba with OWG airline
The tour operator specializing in travel from Canada to Cuba, Hola Sun/Caribe Sol, announced the return of its operations to the island in collaboration with the OWG airline
It’s official: Italian airline Neos inaugurated a new route Roma-Havana
The Italian airline Neos inaugurated a new route between Roma and Havana, which will contribute to promote Cuba as a tourist destination, according to Mirta Granda, ambassador of the island in this country
TTC Special: Caribbean tourism needs more “unity”
The World Travel and Tourism Council, WTTC, defended a substantial "improvement" in unity of governments and private sector around tourism at regional levels, including the Caribbean, in order to create 1.34 million of tourism jobs in coming years
Point of View: Passenger flow at Dominican Republic airports exceeds 1.2 million in May
The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) reported that the Dominican Republic continues exceeding expectations and breaking passenger traffic records in most months
