IslandsCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-03-30
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Meliá begins to see “important progress” in Dominican Republic tourism
THE PARADISUS PALMA REAL IS OUTLINED WITH AN OCCUPANCY OF 75% AT EASTER The hotel chain shows greater optimism in the medium term. Progress in the total reopening of its establishments in the country The expectations of occupancy in hotels in the Dominican Republic are encouraging for Easter 2021 since it coincides with the gradual but constant recovery of tourism. Last year, the occupancy was minimal (if not zero) due to the recent incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Such is the case of the Spanish chain Meliá Hoteles International hotels, which anticipates a summer of sure normality in destinations such as the Dominican Republic and Mexico; this with an increase that will be noticed in the week off. In this sense, Santiago Rivera, Managing Director of Meliá Hotels International in the country, […]
Tourism increases to 80% hotel occupancy allowed in the Dominican Republic
The tourism sector projects a large flow of visitors for Easter Government relentless on the goal of reactivating the tourism industry The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, announced the increase in hotel availability to 80%, which places the Dominican Republic as a world example of recovery in the midst of the pandemic, after compliance with the protocols and the current vaccination plan. Hoteliers expected the action because they aspired to be increased to 80% at least for Easter “to continue the decline in cases and the vaccination process, ” as he told arecoa.com, the president of the Association of Hotels Tourism Projects of the East (ASOLESTE ), Ernesto Veloz. In this consideration, and with the recent increase in occupancy that was previously set between 60 and 70%, Collado indicated that the total recovery of […]
Vaccination rate boosts DR tourism: one million doses “in the next few days”
STATUS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, RAQUEL PEÑA The Vice President of the Republic and director of the Health Cabinet, Raquel Peña, announced last Monday that “in the next few days” the Dominican Republic will receive one million vaccines that, according to the Government’s announcement, were scheduled to arrive in the country. “Starting the week with this historic photo that I want to share with you,” was the caption of the photo published by Peña through her Twitter account, which according to the vice president, shows the cargo area of the Beijing Capital International Airport. “We are closer to meeting our goal of # VacúnateRD! They are coming,” said Peña. Hours before its publication, the minister of the health portfolio, Daniel Rivera, had admitted “not knowing until now” when […]
Cuba: Tourism 95% Lower in Early 2021 Than Same Period of 2020
Amidst the pandemic of the new coronavirus, tourist arrivals to Cuba decreased by 95.5% during the months of January and February compared to the same period last year, said academic and university professor José Luis Perelló in an interview with the Chinese news agency Xinhua on Monday.
U.S. Virgin Islands Reports Solid Tourism Performance During Pandemic
While the Caribbean as a whole saw stayover visitor decline of 65.5 percent in 2020, the U.S.V.I. only suffered a 35.1 percent reduction year-over-year.
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