Barbados’ PM calls for ‘Caribbean Safe Bubble’ for Regional Travel
As a region heavily dependent on tourism, the Caribbean needs to be a safe bubble to promote island-hopping and regional tourism in this new travel era of COVID-19. In an effort to promote nationals and visitors to fly for cheaper from territory to territory within the Caribbean, Barbados’ leader Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. In a recent […]
Three Cave Archeological Reserves in Belize Reopen for Tourism
Hidden below the jungle canopies, navigate through Belize’s complex underground cave system on foot, canoe, or inner tube. Inside, these natural phenomenons reveal rich cultural and historical splendors of the Maya. Considered pathways to the underworld, or Xibalba in Maya, caves are sacred havens where listening limestone formations and vast chambers are just the beginning. […]
Belizean Repatriations Continue with IOM’s Double Humanitarian Flight
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Belize organized its second humanitarian charter flight on Thursday, July 30. Onboard, 15 stranded Honduran nationals returned to Honduras while simultaneously returning with 18 stranded Belizeans from Honduras. Both groups waited in Belize and Salvador for almost four months due to COVID-19 related border and airport closures. IOM has […]
Meet ‘Short-Tail’, the first known Jaguar to cross Belize & Guatemala!
Meet “Short-Tail”, the adult male jaguar nicknamed from his partially missing tail, who is caught on camera in both Belize and Guatemala! This new photo makes him the first individual confirmed to cross the international boundary between the two countries. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientists published this observation in CATnews, the newsletter of the Cat Specialist Group, […]
What It’s Like to Visit the Caribbean Right Now
Travel influencer Shakeemah Smith recently returned from Antigua, one of the two main islands that make up the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which reopened to tourists in early June. Soon, she’s off to Saint Lucia. Smith told Insider that she feels safe traveling to the Caribbean, where there have been far fewer cases of COVID-19 […]
Belize’s Trifecta of Coppola Hideaways Reopen on November 1
The Family Coppola Hideaways in Belize will welcome guests back to their trifecta of Caribbean resorts once they reopen on November 1. Being always remote, secluded and sustainable by design, you can vacation like a Coppola in Belize! Escape to any one, or all, of their three hideaways in Belize to enjoy the utmost in privacy. […]
Explore Belize’s Protected Areas to win with APAMO’s 13th Anniversary!
The Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO) is celebrating its 13th Anniversary with a contest! With 103 Protected Areas in Belize, they can be your new travel bucket list. For APAMO’s 13th Anniversary contest, you can explore Belize and win big! Take a road trip with friends to Mayflower Bocawina National Park, create […]
Wyndham Grand continues its Caribbean Expansion in Belize
Wyndham Grand’s growing Caribbean portfolio is expanding again, this time in Belize. Scheduled to be debut early 2021, the Wyndham Grand Venezia del Caribe in Ambergris Caye’s San Pedro will include all the amenities expected in a qualified 5-star resort. Wyndham’s expansion plans include a pipeline of 20 hotels in various destinations in addition to Belize, […]
A Design Lover’s Guide to Sustainable Travel in Belize for 2021
As a beautiful pioneer in sustainable hospitality, Belize continues to bank on its natural environment is the main draw itself, however, lodges push past ahead the eco-curve with boutique accommodations. In sustainability, Belize has taken bold steps—preserving coastal mangroves, banning Styrofoam and single-use plastic—to give Costa Rica a little friendly competition as the region’s eco-tourism […]
Discover Three Rare Fish, Native only to Belize
Carrie Bow Cay, located 15 miles southeast of Dangriga, is directly atop the Belize Barrier Reef and offers direct access to coral ecosystems. This small, but ecologically important island, plays an important role in marine research: Smithsonian scientists and their collaborators travel there to conduct research on the biology, ecology, and geology of coral reef […]