Belize City- In August of this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation through the Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project commenced rehabilitation works at the Belize Supreme Court. On Tuesday, October 30th, government officials and invited guests viewed the completion of the much-needed rehabilitation works during a walk-through of the… [Read more]
Tourism
Government & BTB Want Hotels in Placencia to Obtain Environmental Clearance
Belmopan- The Department of the Environment (DOE), in conjunction with the Belize Tourism Board (BTB), has engaged in an initiative to regularize existing hotel/accommodation facilities to obtain Environmental Clearance. In an effort to facilitate the process for application submissions and respond to any queries, officers of the DOE will be stationed at the Placencia Village… [Read more]
Airlift Continues Strong: Aeromexico Announces Direct Belize Flights
Belize City- The development of airlift to Belize remains strong, especially now that Aeromexico has also announced that they will be starting with direct flights between Mexico City and Belize’s Old capital city. The flights to Belize wills start on November 17th and will be carried out to April 28th, 2018. The flights by Aeromexico… [Read more]
Upgrade of Caye Caulker Airstrip Nearing Completion
Caye Caulker- The Caye Caulker airstrip seems to be nearing completion. The project which was slated to be finalized mid-June 2018 seems to have suffered some delay. The airstrip, before the start of the reconditioning, was in such a bad shape that both Tropic Air as Maya Island Air had decided to stop flying to… [Read more]
Belize Participates in Central American Tourism Minister Council
Belize City- Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, led an official delegation on April 27th to April 29th, 2018 to the Dominican Republic to participate in the CVII Ordinary Meeting of the Central American Council of Tourism Ministers as well as the LI Ordinary Meeting of the Central American Tourism Promotion Agency…. [Read more]
Renovation Caye Caulker Airport Runway Well Underway
Belize City- The Belize Airports Authority (BAA), the local body responsible for the security, maintenance and expansion of municipal and international airports in Belize, said to be pleased with the progress made with the renovation of the Caye Caulker Municipal Airport. Completion of the project is projected for for mid-June of this year. According to… [Read more]
Belize Highlighted as Romance Destination
Belize City- A team of 10 travel agents from the United States and Canada recently concluded a one-week ‘familiarization tour’ to Belize. The purpose of the trip was to familiarize the travel agents with what Belize has to offer as a Wedding and Honeymoon destination. The team from the United States included representatives from FROSCH… [Read more]
Tourism Board Invests in Beach Product
Belize City- The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) has recently embarked on a ‘self-sustainable revenue generation program’ to further develop the leisure product in Caye Caulker and Punta Negra destinations. In this light, BTB has enhanced the beaches in Caye Caulker and Punta Negra to create a more encouraging and relaxing environment. BTB also hopes to… [Read more]
30 Million Tourists visited Caribbean in 2017
Belize City- According to ‘Caribbean Business’, a Caricom publication, a record 30 million people visited the Caribbean last year, regional tourism officials said Thursday. Visitors spent a record total of US$37 billion, up nearly 3 per cent compared with 2016, according to Ryan Skeete, acting research director for the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The majority of… [Read more]
Belize wins two fDi Tourism Awards
Belize City- Belize is one of three countries to win an award from the fDi Intelligence, a service from the Financial Times. The other two countries recognized by fDi Intelligence were Croatia and Jamaica. According to fDi Intelligence, all three countries punch about their weight. When it comes to Belize, the country received an Investment… [Read more]