It’s official: Cuba wants more Cambodian tourists
A few days ago, the Cuban Embassy in Phnom Penh organized a gathering with the local travel association, presenting Cuba as a destination of choice for travelers from Cambodia
TTC Special: Tourism: Young people preparing to take command
The First World Youth Summit on Tourism, convened by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), for Sorrento, Italy from June 27 to July 3 last attracted some 150 young people between the ages of 12 and 18 and belonging to 60 countries
Point of View: Dominican Republic: Expert estimates imminent arrival of new Covid-19 strain
A New forecast in Dominican Republic said BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the omicron lineage not yet been identified in the Dominican Republic, would causing the fifth wave in the country
Costa Rica launches a tourism incubation program for indigenous peoples
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo launched the ‘Raíces’ program on Tuesday, an initiative focused on the generation and consolidation of indigenous tourism ventures
TTC Special: Earth’s climate in big trouble if space tourism grows
Those who are interested in promoting space tourism will have to face an additional obstacle: The one raised by the defenders of nature in their protests. The reason is that the modality has been revealed as "a major risk for the Earth climate", at least in its current technical conditions
Point of View: Tourism returns to Europe slowly
Western Europe is expected to perform better globally this year while 24% below 2019. But it is hard for eastern Europe to recover. The chances of recovery in eastern Europe would be in 2025
It’s official: Cuban swimmers in Caribbean Games
Cuba participated last week in two of the six sports with 58 athletes in the 1st Caribbean Games of Guadeloupe, a multi-sport event attended by some 800 competitors from 29 countries and very important for regional tourism
Scientists create guidelines to help conserve Caribbean coral reefs
At a critical time for economies and the ocean, The Nature Conservancy, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the United Nations Environment Programme joined forces to create, for the first time in the Caribbean, a guide to coral reef restoration designed specifically for the tourism sector
Costa Rica: 12 cantons on red alert for possible direct impact by Bonnie
The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission, raised the alert level from orange to red in the cantons of Liberia and La Cruz, in Guanacaste; the North Zone (Los Chiles, Guatuso, San Carlos, Río Cuarto, Sarapiquí and Upala) and the North Caribbean (Guácimo, Pococí, Siquirres and Matina)
Sunwing set to take over all 11 hotels on Cayo Largo, Cuba
Blue Diamond Resorts is Sunwing’s hotel management company and the second largest hotel chain in number of rooms in Cuba following Meliá and ahead of Iberostar
