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Haiti Reporting 21 Percent Jump in Tourist Arrivals in 2014
Haiti Ministry of Tourism, Sunrise Airways Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism and Haiti-based Sunrise Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at working together to boost tourism arrivals to the country, the two sides announced Wednesday. …
Haiti Tourism Ministry Signs Agreement With Mexican University
Above: the signing ceremony in Mexico this week (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism has signed an agreement with Mexico’s Anahuac University on academic, scientific and technological cooperation. Under the terms of the agreement, …
Bahamas Marks 50th Anniversary of Tourism Ministry
Above: the Bahamas (Photo: NPIPB) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1964, the Bahamian Parliament’s Promotion of Tourism Act came into force, which gave birth to the country’s modern Ministry of Tourism. The act replaced the existing Tourism Development Board …
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Baha Mar General Managers, Bahamas Tourism Ministry Hold Talks
Above: the group of Bahamian officials at the meeting By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of executives from the Baha Mar project recently held talks with officials at the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism. The group included the newly-named general …
Haiti and City of New Orleans Plan Cooperation on Tourism
Above: New Orleans By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry is planning to send a mission to New Orleans in the middle of this month, with the goal of enhancing cooperation between the two sides. The mission should lead …
A Punta Cana in Haiti?
Above: the working meeting in Port-au-Prince (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Haiti eventually be home to a tourism development on the scale of the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana? Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin recently held a …
In Haiti, a Festival of the Sea
Above: the second annual Festival of the Sea (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti hosted its second-annual “Festival of the Sea” in Cap-Haitien this weekend. The event, launched by the Ministry of Tourism’s regional office on northern …
Haiti Tourism Ministry, Royal Caribbean Hold Working Meeting
Above: Labadee By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry held a working meeting Tuesday with officials from Royal Caribbean about the operation of the latter’s resort in the town of Labadee. The talks focused on access to the site, …
Haiti, OAS Sign Tourism Agreement
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin signs the agreement (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of Caribbean tourism’s biggest challenges — promoting the importance of the industry internally. As Haiti looks to develop its own nascent …
Haiti Unveils Tourism Commercial
Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry has unveiled its first tourism marketing commercial. The video, mostly in Creole with English subtitles, stars a group of Haitians describing the country’s history, culture, cuisine and beaches. …
Haiti’s Tourism Sector Talks Taxation
Above: the working meeting in Port-au-Prince (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Advisory Council of Tourism held a working meeting on Monday in Port-au-Prince, seeking to hear the concerns of the country’s tourism stakeholders. A group of …
Dominica Looking to Attract 90,000 Annual Visitors By 2015
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica intends to attract at least 90,000 stayover visitors to the island by 2015, according to Colin Piper, CEO of the Discover Dominica Authority. That figure would represent 7 percent annual …
