Conch Season in Belize To Close June 18, 2021
In a press release on June 9, the Belize Fisheries Department announces the closure of the 2020-2021 Conch Season at the close of business on June 18, 2021. This is necessary due to the realization of the Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) Production Quota for the 2020-2021 Fishing Season, in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 54 of […]
St. Barts Reopens June 9, Vaccination Required For Travelers from Orange Zone Countries
Saint-Barthélemy, the French overseas territory commonly known as St. Barts, has announced its official reopening for June 9 to travelers with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for those who live in the U.S. and others in North America, Central America and Europe. The reopening comes in tandem with France reopening its borders to non-European Union countries on […]
Royal Caribbean Set to Resume 6 Cruises Out of Florida Next Month
On Friday, the Miami-based company announced that six ships of the Royal Caribbean fleet will begin sailing from ports in Florida and Texas, beginning with Freedom of the Seas on July 2 out of Port Miami. On July 3, the Odyssey of the Seas will sail out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale followed by […]
Belize Ranked Lowest for COVID-19 Risk by CDC; Now “Level 1: Low Level of COVID-19”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Belize. Countries ranked lowest for COVID-19 risks now include Belize, Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Iceland, and Albania. The CDC’s new ratings were first reported by Reuters and posted on a CDC website on Monday, including […]
What To Know About Crossing Belize’s Land Borders, Now Open For Tourists
Belize’s cross-border ban, in effect for more than a year since the on-set of COVID-19, is now seeing a phased reopening as of May 31 for foreign tourists only. Visitors with the explicit purpose of recreation or vacation may cross either of Belize’s land borders—Benque Viejo Del Carmen at Belize’s Guatemalan border in the west […]
St. Kitts and Nevis Will Now Only Welcome Vaccinated Tourists
If you’re hoping to visit the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, there’s now one overarching entry requirement: be fully vaccinated. The twin islands will now welcome only vaccinated travelers going forward, introducing one of the strictest vaccination-related travel protocols due to COVID-19. According to the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, all foreign tourists—including those […]
Caye Caulker Committee Postpones Its 2021 Lobster Fest
The 2021 Lobster Fest, one of the most anticipated and delicious festivals celebrated in Belize, has been postponed in Caye Caulker due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its restrictions. In Belize, the Lobster Festival is annually celebrated in the three locations of San Pedro, Caye Caulker, and Placencia. Here, visitors and locals from far and […]
Marie Claire Magazine Names Belize As Top Choice in “How to Afford A Post-Pandemic Getaway”
After the year we’ve had, Marie Claire Magazine says it right: we all need a vacation. Pronto. With vaccines becoming more widely available in the U.S. and abroad, the global tourism industry (which lost an estimated $1.3 trillion in 2020, according to the World Tourism Organization) is finally on the mend. In this Marie Claire […]
Touchdown COPA Airlines: Panama City-Belize Direct Route Resumes Today
“Touchdown on the tarmac!” The Belize Hotel Association shares the good news: COPA Airlines officially returns to Belize today, June 2, 2021. COPA Airlines began offering non-stop service to Belize from Panama City in December 2015. Copa Airlines offers twice-weekly service to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) in Belize City, through the Hub of […]
Jamaica Expected To Begin Getting 1.5 Million Doses of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccines in August
Regionally, things are looking up for vaccine rollout programs in the Caribbean—a welcomed comfort for a region dependent on its North American neighbors and visitors. Pre-pandemic, recent calculations by the World Travel Tourism Council placed the Caribbean as the world’s most tourism-reliant region, with crippling economic ripples as the hospitality industry shuttered under closed borders […]