Point of View: Dominican Republic health chief: omicron lasts 5 days
The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Rivera, assured that despite the population’s concern about the increases in the level of contagion, attributed to the omicron variant, the recovery is very fast, allowing people to return to work in as little as 5 days, especially if they are vaccinated with at least three doses
Caribbean tourism association calls for reduced isolation periods
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region’s governments to come to a consensus to reduce isolation periods for travellers to seven days, in a bid to help the Caribbean’s tourism sector to recover
Tourism Destination Market to See Huge Growth by 2026
Tourism Destination Market will see a huge growth according to a research report shows the latest market insights and current situation analysis with upcoming trends and breakdown of the products and services
Barbados accepts 1-day Rapid PCR tests until further notice
In the latest update, effective January 7, 2022, travellers are permitted to travel to Barbados with a valid negative Rapid COVID-19 PCR test result done within 1 day prior to arrival in Barbados, OR a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test result done within 3 days prior to arrival in Barbados
St. Kitts Tourism Authority Appoints New CEO Ellison “Tommy” Thompson Joins SKTA from The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
Photo: Suesun/Pixabay. Basseterre, St. Kitts (January 4, 2022) – Today, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority announces the appointment of Ellison “Tommy” Thompson [...]
Bahamas ministry of tourism, investments & aviation statement on updated testing protocols
The Bahamas has suspended the mandatory RT-PCR testing requirement for vaccinated travellers, which was expected to take effect on 7 January 2022. Vaccinated persons, as well as children ages 2-11, may continue to present either a negative Rapid Antigen Test or negative RT-PCR Test
IFEMA MADRID reconfirms the holding of FITUR 2022 in January
The Government of Spain, the Madrid Regional Government, Madrid City Council, the World Tourism Organisation, and private sector organisations unanimously endorse the holding of the International Tourism Fair on the planned dates
Point of View: OECS Member States Win At 2022 Caribbean Travel Awards
Members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) emerged winners in several categories of the Caribbean Travel Awards 2022, defying the challenges of a global pandemic that dealt a devastating blow to the main revenue-generating industry for Eastern Caribbean countries
TTC special: 2022: Omicron under worldwide attack
The two pillars of current hopes for the elimination of the global epidemic are vaccines and preliminary studies of the new modality that suggest it is "controllable" in the short term and milder in terms of consequences for patients
It’s official: New reinforced measures in Cuba to fight Covd-19
Among the mandatory ones are prioritized those to apply on travelers arriving from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi and Eswatini. Travelers from the rest of the world, whether or not they are residents of Cuba, they will also have to apply mandatory protective actions among these a "complete vaccination schedule"
