Region/ Caribbean Destinations Remain Optimistic

Along with the coronavirus pandemic, the main threat to the Caribbean countries has been the almost complete halt of tourism activities, their main source of income, which in some states accounts for more than 50% of the economy. Frank Comito, general manager of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) emphasized the aggravating situation that the region is currently facing. Comito raised the alarm by warning that in just three weeks of March, hotel occupancy in businesses affiliat...

Tourism, one of the main drivers of the Dominican economy, is the second-largest generator of foreign currency, surpassed only by exports. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) global ranking, the Dominican Republic tourism was in 2019 a booming sector, and the country continues to be a regional leader in tourism not only in the Caribbean but also in Central America. Out of 220 destinations, the UNWTO world ranking places the Dominican Republic in fourth place overall, adding up a...

Last year, sargassum, which is a kind of seaweed epidemic, was the biggest environmental problem in Mexico and affected a large number of its beaches. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico’s tourism activity dropped by 5.3% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Between last January and March, the expenditure of both foreign and domestic tourists registered a 5% drop compared t...

In Saint-Martin, the show starts as soon as the plane lands on the runway. The Princess Juliana Airport is only separated from the Caribbean Sea by the beach of Maho. A thin strip of white sand on which tourists flock to admire the incessant dance of long haul aircraft touching the turquoise waters before touching down in a dizzying din. It is true that seeing an Airbus A330 pass a few meters above your head gives you a certain pleasure. But this piece of land barely larger than the Ile de R&ea...