The small islands of the Caribbean gradually lost their relative tourist tranquility in the face of the world coronavirus pandemic when several if then reported more than a hundred cases each.
The organization has urged its stakeholders to take advantage of coronavirus resources it has set up to contain the spread of the virus in the region, and reminded the world of the Caribbean tourism sector’s proven ability to strongly bounce back from adversity.
Jamaican tourism officials are striking an optimistic chord about the destination's potential recovery once the global coronavirus situation is has been brought under control.
Photo: Gustavo Frazao/123RF Trinidad projected 70,000 passenger’s arrivals on 27 calls, including three maiden calls and calls from two new-to-island cruise lines. In 2018-2019 the island received 59,000 passengers. Howard Chin Lee, chairman of Tourism Trinidad, said the island is working with regional and local tourism groups to expand their share of the cruise sector. Trinidad is associated with the birth of the steel pan, calypso music, and all the glittering revelry of Caribbean carnivals. Chin Lee stressed modern travelers are looking for more than duty free shopping. “Today’s travelers are looking for new experiences; especially millennials – or as we like to call them, the disrupters – who are actively seeking out authentic experiences in exotic, far flung destinations and want something cool to share with their friends on social media,” he said while welcoming the Caribbean Princess to port. Trinidad’s long-term goal is to build a sustainable [...]
Cuba will quarantine foreign tourists from Tuesday (Mar 24) when it seals its borders to guard against the spread of the new coronavirus, the prime minister said Monday, in a move cutting one of the communist country's few revenue sources.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has signed an agreement with a leading global market research firm, Euromonitor International, through which members can access additional information to aid in their tourism planning.
Photo: Maridav/123rf By Gino Engels, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at OTA Insight, HN Hospitality Net The coronavirus is an ongoing tragedy for those worst affected, and everyone's focus should be on containing it. However, it's also wreaking havoc on the global travel industry, and it's sensible to look for ways to navigate the crisis and mitigate some of the negative commercial impact in the year ahead. With the global spread of the virus forcing some countries into lockdown and airlines cancelling both domestic and international flights from certain regions, both leisure and business travel segments are taking a major hit. The impact is made much more severe since China was the world's largest outbound tourism market in 2019, with 159 million outbound travellers accounting for 12.2% of all outbound travel and spending USD 275 billion. As the virus reaches deeper into other countries, conferences and events are being [...]
Photo: Viacheslav Lopatin/123rf Tourism dependent economies can take a huge hit this year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This among many other concerns were raised during The University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor Forum: COVID-19 Partnering in the Caribbean’s Response, which was held at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados today, (March 9). Dr Don Marshall, Director of Sir Arthur Lewis Institute says as tourism-dependent islands, the region faces an uncertain future in relation to COVID-19 and what is required in relation to protocols for travel. Dr Marshall said: “Already we have seen airlines hit by the absence of passengers and the willingness to travel somewhat slowed. Source: Loop
Mexico managed to increase 1.5% the income from international tourism. that only in December 2019 left an economic spill of more than 2.4 billion US dollars.
Among the smallest Caribbean islands, Anguilla was a big tourism winner in 2019.
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