Travel & Tourism
Margaritaville Resort on schedule to open on Ambergris Caye in 2020
Plans for the completion of a resort complex under the Margaritaville brand in northern Ambergris Caye are on schedule, and according to its shareholders, the multi-million dollar project will be open for business in December 2020. As works continue to meet this deadline, an entourage of executives representing Margaritaville descended on the property on Tuesday, October 29th for a routine inspection.
Business & Economy
2019 BTB Tourism Awards celebrates Belize’s Travel and Hospitality Industry
Congratulations to Kelly McDermott Kanabar, San Pedro Tour Guide Association, Grand Caribe, our sister island Caye Caulker, and all the BTB 2019 Awardees!!
Travel & Tourism
Tropic Air Announces Scheduled Tour Flights From Placencia To The Blue Hole
Tropic Air announces that effective November 13th, 2019 it will commence regularly scheduled air tour flights from Placencia to the Blue Hole. These new flights will initially operate on Wednesdays, will take approximately one hour, and will complement the existing scheduled Blue Hole tour flights from San Pedro, Caye Caulker and Belize City Municipal.
Community and Society
Water taxi companies say the new Boat Manifest System is working
Since the implementation of the mandatory boat manifest on August 1, 2019, water taxi companies in Belize state that passengers seem to be adapting...
Travel & Tourism
Tropic Air invests in a new international flagship aircraft
Tropic Airlines is happy to announce to its customers that all is set for its new aircraft, a 1900D Beechcraft to arrive sometime in...
Travel & Tourism
BTB encourages local tourism via the Belizean Traveller campaign
To encourage domestic tourism in the country, the Belize Tourism Board (BTB), for the fourth consecutive time, launched its ‘Belizean Traveller' campaign on Thursday, August 15th in Belize City. The project is a joint venture with the Belize Hotel Association (BHA), and aims to allow Belizeans to be tourists in their country via attractive discounts at top hotels.
Business & Economy
BTB reports a remarkable tourism growth for mid-year of 2019
On Thursday, July 11th the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) released their latest statistics for the first half of this year, which shows a remarkable and persistent growth in both overnight and cruise ship arrivals positioning Belize as a favorite vacation paradise. It further underscores the effective marketing strategy of its industry stakeholders in promoting the country as a leading tourism destination.
Travel & Tourism
SunBreeze Hotel first to be Hospitality Assured Certified by the Caribbean Tourism Organization in Belize
Earlier this year, the SunBreeze Hotel located in San Pedro Town, completed its journey to becoming the first tourism enterprise in Belize to become Hospitality Assured (HA) certified in Belize.
