Point of View: TUI says summer holiday season can be saved
Successful vaccine programmes will prevent another washout for summer holidaymakers, the boss of Europe's largest tour company has told the BBC
It’s official: Russian tourists again visit the Varadero resort in Cuba
Russia today reestablished flights from Moscow to Varadero, the most important beach resort in Cuba, through a connection arriving at the Juan Gualberto Gómez airport in the western province of Matanzas
Party package holidays may suffer in post-pandemic travel as young generations turn to adventure holidays
‘Party package’ holidays were already declining pre-pandemic in terms of both demand and supply. Fears of infection and the process of organizing group travel will further delay recovery
Once again, volcanic Caribbean island looks to recovery
Crops, fishing and other livelihoods are in peril. The pandemic was already battering the economy, including tourism. Still, regional aid is arriving, the United Nations plans to help, and the 1902 catastrophe is a reminder that St. Vincent recovered from massive eruptions in the past
TTC Special: CTO’s Cautious Forecasts for 2021
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) predicted a 20 percent increase in tourist arrivals to the region this year, although that potential success is conditional on the possibility that the Covid-19 epidemic will be brought under control
Costa Rica Among the Five Best Tourist Destinations of 2021
Costa Rica Among the Five Best Tourist Destinations of 2021. Photo: Lauren Harrigan/UNSPALSH Costa Rica appears today among the five best tourist [...]
It’s official: Trinidad Celebrated Its 507th Anniversary
Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Creative City and Handicraft City of the World, the former village of the Holy Trinity, a city stopped in time that still preserves the charms of five centuries ago, but in full harmony with modernity, is celebrating these days its 507th anniversary: founded in January 1514 by the Adelantado Don Diego Velázquez
Point of View: Aviation industry calls on governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to establish open dialogue for restart planning
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) have renewed their call to governments in Latin America and the Caribbean in regards to the need to plan in advance and in a coordinated manner so that commercial aviation can resume once the new travel restrictions are lifted in the region
168 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the Dominican Republic; 36,544 assets
The total number of COVID-19 beds in the Hospital Network amounts to 2,384. Those occupied are 476. Of the ventilators, there are 90 occupied of a total of 391
Costa Rica among top options for dental tourism
Not only is Costa Rica a short flight from the United States, but it provides high-quality care that often uses the exact same equipment and materials as you’d get at home, all at a fraction of the price
