IslandsCaribbean Weekday
Edition 2021-02-02
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Biden’s quarantine policy: a very hard blow to tourism
THE US PRESIDENT PRIORITIZES INITIATIVES TO CURB THE PANDEMIC Regrowth measures delay much more tourism recovery. Secure financial support for WHO, contrary to Trump The confinement measure announced by the United States president, Joe Biden, who has established a mandatory quarantine for travelers from other countries entering the North American nation, has become a severe blow to the tourism industry. With an approach that will undoubtedly delay tourism recovery much more, Biden promised last Thursday a mobilization as “in times of war” to face Covid-19. The Democratic president dedicated his first day of government to his most urgent priority, the fight against the pandemic, in the country with the most deaths from the coronavirus. By signing a series of decrees, Biden announced that “those who travel to the […]
Bahamas’ Atlantis Resort Launches Free Testing Program
The Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island resort has launched a complimentary testing program for guests returning to the United States.
Meliá unveils PCR testing at Cuba properties
Meliá has introduced PCR testing for travellers at hotels in Varadero, Cayo Coco and Holguin, offered at a price of USD$30 each.
CHTA decries Canada’s new COVID-19 travel policy
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), which represents the Caribbean’s biggest industry, has made its case to the Government of Canada to reconsider new pandemic testing rules that will strain already stressed Caribbean public health...
Tourism manages PCR tests for Canadian travelers stranded in the DR
The PCR tests required for some 240 Canadian tourists to board a plane back to their country were managed by their tour operators, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism ( Mitur ), managing to take a flight back last Saturday. Andrés Marranzini, Executive Vice President of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic ( Asonahores ), explained that some of those passengers were independent travelers who went to have a laboratory test that was not PCR, so the airline rejected. Others traveling with tour operators would not receive the results within the 72 hours required by the Canadian government, from January 7. Stranded tourists would board flights from the Punta Cana Airport, the Gregorio Luperón Airport in Puerto Plata, and the Samaná – El Catey International Airport, which directly trips to Canada. In the case of Puerto Plata, […]
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