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Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has underscored the need for tourism interests around the world to embrace and leverage a new smart tourism model, to ensure the success of the industry in the post-COVID-19 era. This as Minister Bartlett continues to make his mark as a thought leader in the international tourism community, with his participation recently in another major international webinar – the SAHIC Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference.
Minister Bartlett said: “In the long-term, this crisis presents us with an opportunity to harness the potential of digitalization to drive new tourism experiences.
“In the absence of physical travelling experiences, millions
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The managers of Aethos Corsica weren’t sure what to expect when debuting their nine-suite boutique hotel this month. Pandemic restrictions in many countries had quelled immediate international travel. But the owners needn’t have wondered.
“We’ve been experiencing a tremendous increase in bookings recently especially for our larger suites,” said Ariane Chapot, the general manager of the refurbished 17th-century
palazzu on the French island.
The good days appear to be coming for many travel brands that woo high-income leisure travelers. In the U.S., for example, Google search interest in the phrase “luxury hotels” is at its highest since before 2006. Signs are surely pointing to luxury travel being one of the quickest slices of the travel sector to rebound from the pandemic.
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Two months ago, Dominican-American couple Raquel and Junior Liriano drove eight hours from Puerto Plata to Bávaro, Punta Cana, for a weeklong, all-inclusive resort staycation in the Dominican Republic.
“It’s a special place for us, we first met up here,” said Liriano, referring to one of the longest-running resorts in the area.
On arrival, the couple learned the adults-only section was closed, and their reservation had shifted to the family side. “We are reduced to one hotel with almost no restaurants,” Liriano said, noting the low staff morale.
Remote workers tap scheme to see out Covid-19 pandemic in Caribbean
7 Feb, 2021 12:50 AM
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Barbados s remote-working visa is open to applicants earning US$50,000 or more a year from an employer based outside the country. Photo / 123RF
Barbados s remote-working visa is open to applicants earning US$50,000 or more a year from an employer based outside the country. Photo / 123RF
Financial Times
By: Michael Stott Working from home during a pandemic can be tedious. Businessman Chris Docherty has no such complaints after he swapped rainy south-west England for the sun-kissed Caribbean island of Barbados and a new office next to