A Caribbean island that was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last year has made outstanding progress in its revitalization efforts and is now encouraging Canadians to visit.

The southern Caribbean nation recorded a five percent increase in overnight, land-based arrivals in 2017, an all-time high for the destination.

Port au Prince.- Canadian tourists traveled recently to Haiti with the mass-market operator Transat on the first package tour to come to this country for over 25 years. The landing at Port-au-Prince airport was greeted -before even reaching passport control- by the sound of a band playing traditional twoubadou music.