Jan 20, 2021 Tourism Industry Still Trying to Recover All eyes are on the North, not just for the major political changes but also for temperature drops. Tourism players are eyeing travel trends of Americans as the frigid winter weather sets in. Belize is one of many countries struggling to revive its tourism industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of the sector in the last quarter of 2020 allowed a few thousand tourists to visit the country, but it isn’t enough for the industry’s revival. President of the Belize Hotel Association Ted Tejada says there is hope that more tourists will flock to Belize for warmer days with the cold weather battering the U.S.