12.4 million job cuts expected The Word Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) expects a $230 billion worth of losses in the Caribbean and Latin America due to the decimated tourism industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a Reuters report, the president of the WTTC said that
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has unveiled a calendar of upcoming "Inside-Out" marketing promotions to help stimulate local spending while engaging visitors and encouraging more travellers to the island. During a press briefing, the BTA and stakeholder partners highlighted a series of events and marketing promotions planned
120 million direct jobs in tourism at risk worldwide Travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of the Caribbean region. In fact, this part ofthe Americas has already been described as the most "tourism-dependent region" in the world. But because of the restrictions of the COVID-19
Federation prepares its tourism sector for influx of visits amid COVID-19 According to the World Health Organisation, St. Kitts and Nevis has not recorded any deaths since it had its first case on March 26. It has also been COVID-19 free since the 17th patient was
Jamaica has earned an estimated US$80 million from around 40,000 tourists who came to the island since the country re-opened its borders on 15 June. During the Rediscover Jamaica campaign launch last July 22, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett credited the earnings to the measures which
Report reveals Caribbean's Achilles' heel In its recent insight report titled Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Travel & Tourism (T&T) Competitiveness Landscape Report: Assessing Regional Opportunities and Challenges in the Context of COVID-19, the World Economic Forum (WEF) enumerated a number of factors that LAC countries
U.S. territory expects tourists after a month Puerto Rico’s Governor Wanda Vázquez recently announced that she will lift the three-month long restrictions imposed to curb coronavirus cases. This means the reopening of beaches, churches and businesses including movie theaters and gyms across the country. The decision will take
Pandemic is crippling tourism industry Many of the islands in the Caribbean have begun restarting their tourism sector, encouraging international vacationers to come out of their months-long quarantine and plan their out-of-the-country travel. However, a number of governments around the world are still cautious about having their
The restart will be divided into two phases As it gears up on awakening its tourism industry, The Bahamas laid out its readiness and recovery plan to safeguard every citizen from the novel coronavirus. The Caribbean island is slated to open on the 1st of July, along
Restarting the economy after flattening the curve June will usher in the reopening of two islands in the Caribbean—Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Lucia. This comes as the two countries appear to have the highly contagious coronavirus under control. Since March 13, Antigua and Barbuda has only
