Caribbean’s major airlines are being pushed to take radical actions aimed at offsetting heavy losses occurred in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Trinidad’s BWIA is reportedly laying off pilots, shutting down its hub on the island and streamlining its fleet. Air Jamaica is hoping to get a bailout from the government to hedge a revenue deficit in the neighborhood of $70 million.
Javier Aranda Pedrero, general manager of the Cozumel Hotel Association, informed that on the eve of the upcoming fall-winter season, the island is getting a big promotional boost both locally and in the peninsula to lure honeymooners to this Mexican destination. A similar effort is underway overseas by stepping up campaigns aimed at scuba-diving buffs with ads in all major international magazines.The announcement of the promotional blitz coincides with a piece of information revealing that 21 cruises carrying as many as 35,271 passengers will dock in Cozumel and Playa del Carmen in the week from September 16 through 21, the Southeast Consignment and Caribbean Maritime Cruise Agency reportedly said.
A standard-bearing tourist establishment of the city of Cienfuegos in central Cuba, the Gran Caribe Jagua Hotel reopened its doors after a megabuck investment process. The four-star lodging facility benefited from $8 million worth of restoration works executed in two stages over a three-year period.Resort officials pointed out the refurbishment enhanced the number of rooms to 149, including a couple of suites and 147 double rooms, plus an all-out overhaul of the 13 poolside cabanas.
Ecological tourism is a modality of traditional tourism that combines environmental, social, recreational and economic activities. Brazil, for its part, stands out as one of the richest countries of the world as far as biological diversity is concerned for the practice of ecological tourism.Ecological tourism works as a tool in promoting the preservation of different zones on the planet currently endangered by wood felling, excessive cropping, urban expansion, intensive stock breeding, polluting factories and an endless array of manmade commercial activities that threaten the few wild spots that still remain on the face of the earth.
USVI._ United State Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Pamela C. Richards was recently named one of the most powerful women in tourism by Travel Agent Magazine. The nomination reflects Richards´ commitment to increasing visitation to the U.S. Virgin Islands and promoting its tourist virtues.
San Jose._ Costa Rica will host the International Tourism Day next September 27 with several international events, including a Latin American tourist marketing exchange, an official source said.