As tourism interests gear up to take advantage of the scheduled full reopening of the country’s borders come June 15, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Omar Robinson is urging hoteliers to seek certification from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) to ensure that they are compliant with the COVID-19 protocols.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are planning to resume tourism and reopen borders from July 22.

Officials in Antigua and Barbuda are pressing ahead with construction of a new cruise berth in the capital St John’s despite the impact coronavirus has had on the Caribbean’s tourism industry.

The Bahamas was just months into recovering from one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever to hit land when COVID-19 struck.

In a first stage, Cuban tourism itself, of residents inside and outside the island. In a second stage, Canadian, Russian and Chinese tourism could be the way.

Several Caribbean countries have been successful in keeping the virus at bay.