Cuban Foreign Trade: Diversifying Production and Accessing New Markets
TTC spoke with Vivian Herrera Cid, general director of foreign trade of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment
TTC Special: Tourism: Patience and optimism versus pandemic and war
As the troubled 2022 approaches the end of its first half, the international tourism industry is looking ahead to 2023 and beyond, with anxiety tempered by some patience mixed with relentless optimism based on statistics
Point of View: Global business travel recovery sees double-digit surge
Latest Business Travel Recovery Poll reveals more international travel resumes and travel bookings, spending and willingness rises, alongside policy, inflation and sustainability factors
It’s official: Cuba looks for more tourism commercialization
Cuba need to increase the commercialization of tourism in Havana because the Capital city has the potential to attract more holidaymakers, an official source said
Punta Cana-Bavaro in Dominican Republic has highest hotel occupancy
The average hotel occupancy rate in the country for this Easter Week is 74.6%, according to figures from the Dominican Republic Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores). The Punta Cana-Bavaro destination registers the highest occupancy rate
UNWTO calls on start-ups to join “Awake Tourism Challenge”
For the 2022 challenge, UNWTO will focus on specific areas that can help the recovery of the tourism sector in a disruptive way, and which deserve extra attention right now
TTC Special: A more flexible tourism industry is urgently needed
A concept that experts consider very urgent for the tourism industry worldwide is that it must be very flexible in the face of current and yet unforeseen challenges
Its Official: PCR Requirement Eliminated in Cuba
Cuba has removed the COVID test and vaccine certificate requirements for entry, effective immediately
Point of View: Summer 2022 poised for strong tourism business
The global tourism market is expected to reach $637 billion this summer, an increase of 50 per cent, according to forecasts by ITB Berlin and Statista. The study says long-term changes in travel behavior due to Covid will not affect decision-making and destination choices, whilst the war in Ukraine is unlikely to severely impact the travel industry
Ministry of Tourism new method in Jamaica
In Jamaica a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) project is being developed by the Ministry of Tourism and its public body, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), to provide a systematic method for planning, executing, managing, and developing a business continuity management system in compliance with ISO 22301:2019, the Business Continuity Management System standard
