The 2022-2023 Conch Season in Belize Is Officially Open!
The 2022-2023 Queen Conch season in Belize officially opens from October 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, or if the quota is met earlier than scheduled. A tip for ordering your fritters, soup, or ceviche in Belize: conch is pronounced with a hard K—CONK—not as it appears. Most people describe conch as an uber-fresh parallel […]
Senate Confirms Michelle Kwan As United States Ambassador to Belize
On Thursday, the United States Senate confirmed former Olympic figure skater and longtime activist Michelle Kwan as Belize’s new U.S. Ambassador. The 41-year-old Kwan, who President Joe Biden nominated for the role in December, skated through the chamber’s confirmation process with a voice vote. The State Department had touted Kwan’s “distinguished career in public service, […]
A Belize Vacation Curated for Every Type of Traveler in 2023
After time at home to scroll through the list of destinations of “where to next” for the past year, we’ve got a Belize vacation curated for every type of traveler in 2023 as the vast majority of the world drops all it’s COVID-related travel restrictions. It’s more like, ‘Let’s think outside the box.’ Because we’ve […]
Rethinking Tourism: Happy World Tourism Day 2022 From Belize!
Highlighting the shift towards tourism as a crucial pillar of development, World Tourism Day returns in 2022 to focus on the future. As the sector’s recovery gets underway and builds on unprecedented political and public recognition for the sector, UNWTO will highlight the opportunity to rethink how we do tourism. This means putting people and […]
Canada Removes All COVID Entry Requirements Starting October 1, 2022
On Monday morning, Transport Canada announced it will remove all COVID-19-related entry requirements—including testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements—for anyone entering the country from October 1, 2022. Fast forward to September 2022, Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4- and BA.5–fueled wave alongside a high vaccination rate, low hospitalization and death rates, as […]
How You Can Be The First To Experience Jaguar Reef’s Newest Beach Condos
Luxury real estate in the Caribbean is booming. The writing has been on the wall, though—even pre-pandemic—for a market flourishing like never before. And with the sudden work-from-home shift catalyzed in 2020, people have retained that flexibility to be and keep working remotely, which means longer stays or second homes in these vacation destinations. Case […]
How To Have An Amazing Adventure In Belize, just like The Amazing Race Australia Contestants
Even on the international stage, adventure seems to be Belize’s middle name. The Amazing Race Australia, the adventure reality game show following Emmy award-winning CBS reality series The Amazing Race format, follows teams of two as they race around the world—all the way to Belize, Central America. On last night’s episode of The Amazing Race Australia, […]
8 Common Questions When Flying With Maya Island Air in Belize
According to Tripadvisor’s fall travel index, six out of 10 Americans plan to travel this season, despite the travel chaos, and 50% of people plan on traveling more this fall compared to last fall. With North America being Belize’s largest tourism market, domestic travel is a common question that pops up throughout your vacation planning. For […]
Happy Independence Day: Valiant and Bold, Proud and Strong: Belize Rebounds at 41!
Happy Independence Day, Belize! In 2022, the country celebrates 41 years of independence from British rule on September 21 under the theme, “Valiant and Bold, Proud and Strong: Belize Rebounds at 41!” Belize – then British Honduras – was granted self-government in 1964 with a new constitution, renamed in 1973, then finally achieved independence from […]
GAÏA Riverlodge Joins SLH’s New “Considerate Collection” of Sustainable Hotels
GAÏA Riverlodge is a sustainability powerhouse, and the world is taking note. As a community of independently minded travelers and independently spirited hotels in the world, Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) announces its latest category: the Considerate Collection. An exclusive list, Belize’s very own GAÏA Riverlodge is one of but 39 hotels interjecting […]