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Belize – 40 Day Streak of No New COVID-19 Cases

As of May 5, the remaining 2 active cases in Belize have fully recovered, officially making no active COVID-19 cases. Subsequently, Belize has not reported a new COVID-19 case since April 13, making it a 40-day streak of no new cases. Belize has joined an elite group of “COVID-19” countries in the world. Ѕurіnаmе, whісh hаѕ mаnаgеd tо […]

Win a Belize Vacation with #DearBelize!

Staying home and our days in isolation has given us a lot of extra time to daydream. Dreaming of a vacation to Belize? Belize Tourism Board is giving you the opportunity to turn your dreams of Belize into reality. The Belize Tourism Board have launched a “Dear Belize” campaign which give the opportunity for two people […]

Turbulence in the Airline Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has, with a sudden shock, altered the landscape of our global business community. Its economic reverberations have forced many business owners to make very tough decisions. The economic effects have spread faster than the coronavirus and no one knows to any certainty how this all ends. Belize, always seemingly tucked away from […]

OPINION | How Belize used Technology to Combat COVID19

On Monday, May 4th, Belize reported zero active cases of the COVID19 coronavirus. Behind Belize’s containment success lies a locally-developed technology, aimed to bring normalcy amidst a global pandemic. For this small developing country in mainland Central America that depends heavily on international tourism and cross border trade, such a feat is an incredible one. […]

Belize: A COVID-19 Free Destination just 1 Flight from North America

With North America being Belize’s primary tourism market and so geographically close, Belize is poised to be an ideal destination once travel reopens for tourism. Belize has successfully contained the first wave of COVID-19 in country, reporting zero active cases since 5 May, 2020. Today, businesses reopening are staggered alongside continued and necessary precautions. Although […]

Belize Tentatively Plans to Reopen International Airport on July 1

The country of Belize is tentatively planning to reopen the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) on July 1, as the country lays out its exit strategy from lockdown. Today, the Prime Minister of Belize Hon. Dean Barrow has announced the country of Belize is going into a new phase of easing restrictions for both local […]

A 2020 Special Edition: The Gold Standard for Belize Travel

Introducing CC+L’s “Tourism Health and Safety: The Gold Standard for Belize Travel” The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new dimension to our age of global travel, demanding a comprehensive response. Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, border closures and travel restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Belize is working adamantly to prepare for reopening […]

Belize Virtually Celebrates Europe Day 2020

Belize virtually celebrates Europe Day with the Head of Delegation to the European Union (EU) of Belize, Jamaica, Cayman, and Turks & Caicos! Today, May 9, Belize joins the European Union Delegation in Jamaica to virtually celebrating Europe Day. Celebrated annually on May 9, Europe Day commemorates peace and unity in the European Union. Seventy […]

Latest Caribbean Trends since COVID-19 by CHTA

In May, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) shared its first update as an insight to travel recovery and new milestones for stakeholders to look forward to. During the current COVID-19 crisis, CHTA recommends using this downtime to plan for travel recovery, especially with a balance of reality and expectation. Just this week, Belize […]

Belize – The Only COVID-19 Free Country in the Americas

Besides being the last country in the Americas to report its first coronavirus case on March 23, 2020, Belize also becomes the first in the Americas to report no active COVID19 cases. Belize, since Tuesday, May 5, reported it’s last two of eighteen (18) cases testing negative and officially declared recovered. In the Caribbean, Belize […]