Tourism

Cuba is slowly opening Havana and other cities to tourism after doing the same with beach resorts in November, eager to breathe life into the devastated industry shuttered last March by the pandemic.

The Caribbean tourism economy continues to struggle, with the World Travel and Tourism Council estimating recently that the best-case scenario will see it take a hit of $27 billion and shed 1.2 million jobs because of the pandemic.

Pablo Torres, the president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), predicted the Caribbean will see a return of tourism to the region, “faster than many parts of the world,”

TTC is presenting its specialized guide Caribbean Operators Book Monograph Cuba, essential material to have at hand the information of the destination’s tourism structures, useful for operators, travel agents, carriers, airlines, health centers, the business sector, the non-state sector, and the public in general.

The impact of travel restrictions and surging COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas' key visitor source markets, together with the pandemic's impact on their economies, is already hitting Bahamian tourism hard.

From January 10, 2021, travelers are additionally required to present proof of a PCR test with negative results, taken in your departing country in the last 72 hours.