American Airlines Plans Big Expansion to Caribbean for Winter 2021
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is planning another big expansion to the Caribbean, launching two new Caribbean destinations: Dominica and Anguilla from Miami International Airport this Winter. Starting on December 8, direct flights to Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport and Anguilla’s Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport will be available twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. With […]
132,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Belize
On Thursday morning, August 26, the Government of Belize received 132,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines through a partnership with UNICEF and the African Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). Now, persons who are able to be vaccinated will soon have another option at vaccine sites when inquiring about COVID-19 vaccines. […]
How Sunrise Yoga on Top the Empire State Building Can Win You A Trip to Belize
Here’s something you don’t get to do everyday: take in the sunrise over a sleepy Manhattan while performing sun salutations on the 86th floor of the iconic Empire State Building in New York City. And best of all, participants get entered to win a Belize vacation — with seven lucky yogis walking away with a […]
Where To Enjoy Turtle Nesting Season in Belize (And Stays For Every Budget)
Pandemic-weary travelers aren’t the only ones heading to the Caribbean these days. It’s pure luck, but you may actually stumble upon a nesting sea turtle while on your island escape in Belize. It’s unforgettable: baby turtles scuttle their way across sandy beaches and into the sea, on their way to face the wild. Or vice […]
When We Travel Again: Discover The Caribbean Side of Belize
What’s better than going on vacation to an idyllic refuge in the Caribbean? Answer: going on vacation to an idyllic refuge in the Caribbean that’s more than just an island. For those unfamiliar, Belize was long known as British Honduras. You see, the simultaneously Central American gem—measuring no bigger than Wales—was the last United Kingdom […]
How To Win A 4-Day Belize Getaway to San Ignacio Resort Hotel
Owned by the Bedran family, San Ignacio Resort Hotel was one of the first resorts to open in the area in 1976, starting as an events center in the now-Bedran Hall, then gradually evolving into the contemporary 27-room resort serving up favorites like the Bob’s Special while Collared Aracaris mooch across the al fresco restaurant’s […]
Canada To Reopen Borders To Fully Vaccinated Travelers Only, Starting Sept. 7
Canada will tentatively open its borders to foreign nationals on September 7 — if fully vaccinated. Anyone with COVID symptoms will, unsurprisingly, not be able to enter. This entry requirement will apply to all incoming commercial travelers by air, cruise, and rail. The Canadian borders have been closed since March 2020 for all non-essential travel. However, […]
Win A Week’s Worth of Vacation Memories in Belize with this Giveaway
Paradise. We’ve been nicknamed Mother Nature’s best-kept secret, but the fact that Belize has stayed largely below the radar is a minor miracle. Plenty of people have heard of Belize—its reputation for beauty precedes it—yet relatively few have been. That’s too bad for them because this former British territory (it gained independence in 1981) has […]
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Returns to Belize’s Harvest Caye
Today, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) resumed port calls to Harvest Caye in Southern Belize. The Norwegian Gem departed Port Miami on its seven-night Caribbean cruise this past Saturday with 1,262 passengers and 1,067 crew onboard. In addition to Belize, Norwegian Gem’s itinerary includes calls at Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico. The 75-acre Harvest Caye, NCL’s resort-style […]
111,000 Pfizer Vaccines Now In Belize, With 112,000 Johnson & Johnson Vaccines To Follow
On 18th August 2021, 111,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in Belize to be followed by 112,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines on 21st August 2021. This first allotment of the Pfizer vaccines will be used primarily to vaccinate the 58,000 Belizean youth between the ages of 12 to 17 years old. Given 42% of Belize’s population is […]