Cancun breaks all previous tourism records as destination soars in popularity

Cancun breaks all previous tourism records as destination soars in popularity Cancun. Photo: Emilian Danaila/Pixabay A strong winter holiday travel season helped lift passenger counts at Cancun International Airport to more than three million passengers for the month of December. It brought the total for the year to more than 32.75 million airport travelers. During the month of December, the number of international passengers almost increased double digits for the month compared to the year ago period. More than two million international visitors used Cancun International Airport in December. This was a 9.3 percent increase over the same numbers for 2022. This brought the total for 2023 to 20.91 million international passengers which was a 6.5 percent increase over the counts for 2022 when 19.6 million tourists visited. The real question is what happens when Tulum International Airport officially opens for arrivals from the United States in March. Will [...]

By |2024-01-09T10:50:29-04:009 de January de 2024|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments

TTC Special: Cruise tourism’s private islands

TTC Special: Cruise tourism’s private islands Cruise tourism’s private islands. Photo: Pixabay/chengtzf By: José Luis Perelló Cabrera The Caribbean Sea and its islands have become a main cruise area since the late 20th century. Its geographical structure allows short-distance navigation and visits to just over two dozen small island states and ports in its basin ― with a diversity of customs, languages and colonial roots ―, a veritable mosaic of cultures and nationalities. Together with these tourist attractions, the region is presented as a safe destination, free of terrorism and war conflicts. The proximity of the Caribbean to the United States and its temperate climate have been important factors in the growth of this industry in the region. By 2024, the Caribbean becomes the world’s most important cruise destination, with 45 percent global market share. Over the next five years, the incorporation of 72 new ships is expected, which [...]

By |2024-01-09T10:28:23-04:009 de January de 2024|Outstanding news, Specials|0 Comments

Cuba bets on the MICE segment. Interview with the Minister of Tourism

Cuba bets on the MICE segment. Interview with the Minister of Tourism Photo: TTC By: Daily Pérez Guillén When Cuba was chosen as the venue for the 39th Congress of the Federation of Latin American Congress Organizing Entities, its coordinators visited the country to evaluate and adjust all the conditions for this international meeting. Luis Ricardo Martínez, president of Cocal, this is how this regional entity is known, asked his hosts: Do you think that there could be Internet here? If possible. Do you think that an event can be held here with technology that connects people? Everything is possible. From that optimism and those real conditions was born the slogan of this regional meeting that was held at the Hotel Meliá Internacional de Varadero. The memories have been shared by the Minister of Tourism of Cuba, Juan Carlos García Granda, when we asked him about the results of [...]

By |2023-07-11T14:46:07-04:0011 de July de 2023|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments

TTC Special: World Tourism: A new bonanza approaching?

TTC Special: World Tourism: A new bonanza approaching? By Frank Martin A lucky number for world tourism may be 2023. In the  current year worldwide sector approaches the "peak" it reached in 2019, recovering step by step to the about 95% of the serious collapse caused by the pandemic. The analysis is from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) which is based on an optimism that has been growing more and more rapidly since 2022 when the branch recovered no less than 22 million jobs. Statistics are crushing any tendency to pessimism. The forecast for the year to date is impressive: the sector is projected to reach $9.5 trillion, just 5% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019, when travel was at its highest. There are also 34 countries that have already exceeded 2019 levels. Another prediction with firm foundations for 2023 is that employment in the world tourism industry will have [...]

By |2023-04-28T18:55:59-04:0029 de April de 2023|Outstanding news, Specials|0 Comments

Two major airlines resume their flight routes to Cuba this Autumn

Cuba's average temperatures for October are in the late twenties and early thirties, making the long, white sandy beaches and crystalline seas the perfect setting for a luxury getaway

By |2021-08-30T18:03:17-04:0030 de August de 2021|Outstanding news, Transportation|0 Comments
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