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Proudly Belizean Photo Contest
September 1, 2023 -
Belize’s Tourism through Art: Celebrating World Tourism Day 2023
August 16, 2023 -
JetBlue To Start New Nonstop Flights to Belize from New York’s JFK Airport
June 6, 2023 -
BTB HOSTS 2ND B.O.O.M. FORUM UNDER THE THEME: A DIP INTO THE FUTURE
April 27, 2023 -
BTB RECOGNIZES TWO OUTSTANDING BELIZEANS
April 27, 2023 -
STATE-OF-THE-ART MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO LAUNCHED IN BELIZE CITY
April 27, 2023 -
BTB HONORS PGIA PORTER STEVEN EVANS AS ITS FRONTLINE HERO
April 27, 2023 -
Belize Tourism Recovers: Industry Poised for Further Growth in 2023
February 9, 2023 -
Sustainable Tourism Program II – Utility Transport Vehicles (UTVs) Handing Over
February 9, 2023 -
Belize Welcomes Seasonal Flights From Canada and North America
February 9, 2023 -
Request for Expression of Interest Marketing Representation Services in Mexico For the Belize Tourism Board
January 12, 2023 -
Request for Expression of Interest Marketing Representation Services in South America For the Belize Tourism Board
January 11, 2023 -
Request for Expression of Interest Marketing Representation Services in Central America For the Belize Tourism Board
January 11, 2023 -
The BTB Awards Journalist With A Full Scholarship For An International Broadcast Media Training Program
December 14, 2022 -
The Belize Tourism Board Partners with Global Music Strategy Leaders, And Sound Diplomacy, To Develop A Music, Entertainment, And Cultural Industries Strategy For Belize
December 14, 2022 -
BTB Tourism Statistics Sensitization Exercise
December 14, 2022 -
THE BELIZE TOURISM BOARD AND THE BELIZE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS PART OF NAUTICAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
December 14, 2022 -
Public Notice: For Owners of Strata Titles
December 14, 2022 -
TROPIC AIR BEGINS NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN BELIZE CITY & SAN PEDRO SULA
December 14, 2022 -
BTB’s National Tourism Awards 2022
December 14, 2022 -
Elevate Training Expo 2022 A Resounding Success
December 14, 2022 -
BTB Honors Police Officer For Outstanding Work In Tourism
December 14, 2022 -
BTB Hotel Amnesty Program
December 14, 2022 -
Belizean Traveller Video Contest Winners
December 14, 2022 -
BTB’s Elevate Scale-up Program supports training of PADI Scuba Instructors to meet the Growing Demand in the Marine Tourism Industry
September 12, 2022 -
STP Hands over Hilux
September 5, 2022 -
BTB Hosts Seventh Digital Marketing Summit
August 26, 2022 -
BTB donates Nissan Frontier to the BDF
August 17, 2022 -
The Minister of Tourism hands over Motorcycles and Bicycles to the Tourism Police Unit
August 16, 2022 -
PassportHeavy releases Belize: The Hidden Gem of Central America Documentary
August 8, 2022 -
Belize to Make SailClear Official Pre-Arrival Notification System for Nautical Vessels
July 18, 2022 -
Update on Belize Entry Requirements
July 14, 2022 -
Launch of the Fuel Subsidy Program for Tour Operators and Tender Operators
June 30, 2022 -
Air Canada resumes Nonstop Service to Belize from Toronto
June 29, 2022 -
Belize Expedia Travel Campaign 2022-2023
June 22, 2022 -
Hon. Anthony Mahler and the BTB contribute to Community Development
June 10, 2022 -
Teakettle ATM Facilitation Center Inauguration
June 1, 2022 -
BTB Launches The First Belize International Music and food Festival
May 23, 2022 -
Tourism Gold Standard Update
April 12, 2022 -
Vacation Rentals (Short-term) Vs. Residential Rentals (Long-term)
April 11, 2022 -
BTB Signs Agreement With The University Of Belize To Update The National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan
February 15, 2022 -
New Travel Health Insurance Now Available For Purchase Online
February 15, 2022 -
Launch of Matching Grant Program For Tourism Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
February 15, 2022 -
BTB, MOHW and PVC break ground for the Placencia Village Polyclinic
February 15, 2022 -
Belize Tourism Board Announces New Safe Travel Requirements
January 26, 2022 -
BTB, MOHW and PVC break ground for the Placencia Village Polyclinic
January 26, 2022 -
Belize sees busiest Cruise Ship Day since the restart of Cruise.
January 26, 2022 -
BTB Awards Winner of Innovation Challenge
January 26, 2022 -
THREE BELIZEAN RESORTS WIN PRESTIGIOUS CONDE NAST JOHANSENS AWARDS
November 29, 2021 -
BELIZE WELCOMES ALASKA AIRLINES
November 29, 2021 -
More Cruise Lines Resume Port Calls to Belize
November 29, 2021 -
BTB ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS FROM WESTJET AND SOUTHWEST IN NOVEMBER
November 29, 2021 -
BTB Provides Enhanced Health and Safety Training for San Pedro Tour Guides
November 29, 2021 -
Belize Welcomes Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas
November 29, 2021 -
Prime Minister Announces New Measures for COVID-19
September 16, 2021 -
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSFER PROTOCOLS FOR CRUISE SHIPS
August 20, 2021 -
BTB launches its Business Recovery and Enhancement Matching Grants Program for Belizean MSEs
August 17, 2021 -
CARNIVAL VISTA PORT CALL TO BELIZE CITY
August 13, 2021 -
Belize Requires Negative Covid Test for All Travellers
August 13, 2021 -
FRONTIER AIRLINES TO START NON-STOP SERVICE TO BELIZE
July 27, 2021 -
Belize Welcomes Carnival Vista Cruise
July 8, 2021 -
Belize Barrier Reef Celebrates with Dive Icons in the Industry
July 7, 2021 -
THE BTB AND MOHW LAUNCH JOINT VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
July 7, 2021 -
MINISTER OF TOURISM MEETS WITH KEY TOURISM PLAYERS IN MIAMI
July 7, 2021 -
WESTJET SET TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BELIZE DURING TOURISM HIGH SEASON
July 7, 2021 -
Belize Tourism Board Unveils Redesigned Travelbelize.org
June 22, 2021 -
Southwest resumes flights to Belize from Houston and Denver
June 22, 2021 -
Belize Land Borders Will Reopen To Foreign Tourists on May 31
May 21, 2021 -
ALASKA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NONSTOP SERVICE TO BELIZE
May 21, 2021 -
Belize Prepares for the Restart of Cruise Operations
May 5, 2021 -
Norweign Cruise Line to Resume Port Calls to Belize in August
April 16, 2021 -
BTB Welcomes Vaccination of Tourism Sector
March 3, 2021 -
Belize Receives Safe Travels Stamp from World Travel & Tourism Council
January 12, 2021 -
Statement by Hon. Anthony Mahler, Belize’s Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations, on the passing of Mr. Gordon “Butch” Stewart
January 8, 2021 -
Hon. Anthony Mahler is Belize’s New Tourism Minister
November 20, 2020 -
2021 Renewing Tour Operator Licensing Advisory
November 5, 2020 -
American Airlines Expands Preflight Testing Program to Belize
November 3, 2020 -
Belize Selected as a TripSavvy Editors’ Choice Award Winner
October 28, 2020 -
Belize’s Resorts Grab Top Spots in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
October 7, 2020 -
Belize Announces Revised Re-opening Plan for Tourism
August 31, 2020 -
BTB Announces Winners of the Outstanding Essential Workers Competition
August 11, 2020 -
Belize Postpones Tourism Reopening
August 7, 2020 -
Belize Announces Phased Re-opening Plan for Tourism
June 26, 2020 -
BTB offers free online webinars for tour guides and industry partners
May 5, 2020 -
BTB Staff Provides Support to Those Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis
April 27, 2020 -
Government of Belize Issues Travel Ban for Travelers having Recently Visited China.
February 9, 2020 -
Cruise Stakeholders Networking Session
February 6, 2020 -
BTB AND BAS JOIN FORCES TO ENHANCE TOURIST FACILITIES AT COCKSCOMB BASIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
January 31, 2020 -
Accommodations Stakeholders Notice | Ongoing Audits
January 31, 2020 -
BELIZE TOURISM BOARD ASSISTS STAKEHOLDERS WITH BRANDING AT FORT GEORGE TOURISM ZONE
January 20, 2020 -
Belize Sets New Record for Overnight Tourism Arrivals
January 13, 2020 -
Belize Tourism Board facilitates meeting between Caye Caulker Tourism Stakeholders and Utility Companies
January 3, 2020 -
Simone Biles receives symbolic keys to San Pedro
November 28, 2019 -
Online Portal Downtime Notice
November 28, 2019 -
ADVISORY: EXCHANGE LOCATIONS
November 25, 2019 -
Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) Renewing Advisory
November 21, 2019 -
Licensing Advisory – Renewing Tour Operator
November 5, 2019 -
MSC Meraviglia Makes Voyage to Belize
November 5, 2019 -
Water Sports Activities Standards
November 5, 2019 -
Request for Expression of Interest Marketing Representation Services I Canada
October 31, 2019 -
Request for Expression of Interest Marketing Representation Services I USA
October 31, 2019 -
BTB’s NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS 2019 RECOGNIZES THE BEST OF THE INDUSTRY
October 22, 2019 -
Annual BTB Conference focused on Cultural Immersion
October 22, 2019 -
Licensing Advisory – Renewing Accommodations
October 10, 2019 -
Isla Cariñosa to get new Craft Market
September 4, 2019 -
Belize’s First Cruise Tourism Conference
August 23, 2019 -
BTB launches New Season of the Belizean Traveller Campaign
August 15, 2019 -
The BTB and BHA award scholarships to ten outstanding Belizean students
August 14, 2019 -
BELIZE TOURISM BOARD OFFERS RELAXING ESCAPE FROM “STORM AREA 51” EVENT TO RESIDENTS OF RACHEL, NEVADA
August 9, 2019 -
BTB HOSTS 5TH CONSECUTIVE DIGITAL MARKETING SUMMIT
July 21, 2019 -
MID YEAR STATISTICS SHOWS REMARKABLE TOURISM GROWTH
July 11, 2019 -
Belizean culinary ingenuity to spice up this year’s Taste of the Caribbean
June 13, 2019 -
BTB holds its second annual BTB Love Belize Sea Challenge to promote attractions of Belize’s coastline
May 30, 2019 -
CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION has a vacancy for a SECRETARY GENERAL & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
April 30, 2019 -
BTB officially launches Boca del Rio Project in San Pedro Town
April 16, 2019 -
BTB ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS FIRST TAKE A SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY SWEEPSTAKE
April 4, 2019 -
BTB IMPLEMENTS JOINT PROJECT WITH BAS TO ENHANCE ST. HERMAN’S BLUE HOLE NATIONAL PARK
March 21, 2019 -
BELIZEAN ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDED IN TRIPADVISOR’S TOP 2019 AWARDS LIST
January 30, 2019 -
BTB JOINS INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS IN LAUNCHING THE O.W. HERITAGE TRAIL
January 24, 2019 -
2018 AN OUTSTANDING AND RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR TOURISM ARRIVALS
January 9, 2019 -
NOTICE TO: HOTELIERS WHO HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR A 2019 ACCOMMODATION LICENSE
January 8, 2019 -
BELIZE AMONG NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S BEST TRIPS 2019 LIST
November 29, 2018 -
NOTICE TO TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
November 28, 2018 -
AEROMEXICO BEGINS DIRECT FLIGHT FROM MEXICO CITY TO BELIZE
November 20, 2018 -
Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) Renewing Advisory
November 7, 2018 -
Renewing Live-Aboard Licensing Advisory
November 7, 2018 -
Renewing Tour Operator Licensing Advisory
November 7, 2018 -
Renewing Accommodation Licensing Advisory
November 7, 2018 -
BTB Secures Assistance for Stakeholders in Sargassum Affected Areas
October 31, 2018 -
Tourism Arrivals to Belize Continue to Register Impressive Growth
October 31, 2018 -
Belize among Lonely Planet’s top ten “Best in Travel for 2019”
October 26, 2018 -
BTB holds 16th National Tourism Award Gala Event
October 26, 2018 -
BTB Tourism Conference focus on Wellness and Rejuvenation
October 26, 2018 -
Restructuring of Fort George Tourism Zone aims to improve guest experience
October 8, 2018 -
Belize Celebrates First-Ever Nonstop Flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul via Sun Country Airlines
September 5, 2018 -
BELIZEAN TRAVELLER CAMPAIGN CONCLUDES WITH A BANG!
August 30, 2018 -
The BTB donates kitchen equipment and food items to schools & N.G.O’s in Belize City
August 30, 2018 -
Aeromexico announces new flight to Belize
August 13, 2018 -
The BTB and BHA award Scholarships to Ten Belizean Students
August 9, 2018 -
BTB LAUNCHES THE BELIZEAN TRAVELLER CAMPAIGN
August 2, 2018 -
BTB presents the winners of Taste of Belize 2018
July 24, 2018 -
Tourism arrivals to Belize continue on upward trend
July 12, 2018 -
Tour Guide Licensing Advisory
June 25, 2018 -
BTB joins San Pedro Town Council and Ministry of Works to enhance Secret Beach access road
June 25, 2018 -
BELIZEAN DELEGATION ATTENDS THE REGION’S PREMIER CULINARY COMPETITION IN MIAMI
June 20, 2018 -
BTB DELEGATES ATTEND EXPERIENCE LATIN AMERICA 2018.
June 19, 2018 -
2018 Children’s Environmental Poster Competition
May 7, 2018 -
Tourism Arrivals Continue to Set Unprecedented Records
April 11, 2018 -
Self-Sustainable Revenue Generation Program – Caye Caulker and Punta Negra Villages
April 4, 2018 -
Top travel agents conclude romance familiarization tour to Belize
March 5, 2018 -
BTB Presents U.S. $59,934.00 cheque to Caribbean Tourism Organization as contribution to “A Dollar for the Caribbean Relief Fund”
February 15, 2018 -
TRIPADVISOR NAMES THE TOP HOTELS IN BELIZE FOR 2018
February 15, 2018 -
BELIZEAN ACCOMMODATIONS AMONG TRIPADVISOR’S TOP 2018 AWARDS IN THE WORLD AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CATEGORIES
February 15, 2018 -
Air Canada begins new flight service to Belize
December 22, 2017 -
Renewing Qualified Retired Persons Licensing Advisory
December 1, 2017 -
Tour Operator Licensing Advisory
December 1, 2017 -
Renewing Accommodation Licensing Advisory
November 28, 2017 -
BTB Launches Cruise Ship App
November 28, 2017 -
BTB launches New Online Portal
November 2, 2017 -
BTB holds annual Tourism Conference with a focus on sustainable development
November 2, 2017 -
BTB holds 15th National Tourism Award Gala Event
November 2, 2017 -
BTB launches “A Dollar for the Caribbean Relief Fund”
October 5, 2017 -
The BTB awards scholarships to Four Belizean students
August 24, 2017 -
BTB welcomes new WestJet non-stop flight from Calgary, Canada
August 2, 2017 -
OVERNIGHT TOURISM ARRIVALS ON BRISK GROWTH PATH
August 2, 2017 -
German journalists conclude working visit to Belize
June 22, 2017 -
Southwest Airlines begins daily flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Belize
June 6, 2017 -
The Placencia Municipal Pier to open to Harvest Caye Passengers
May 17, 2017 -
BTB LAUNCHES HOTEL REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN
May 17, 2017 -
TOURISM ARRIVALS SHOW A STEADY INCREASE IN 1ST QUARTER OF 2017
April 11, 2017 -
BELIZEAN PHOTOGRAPHERS, HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!
April 6, 2017 -
CTO INVITES BELIZEAN GRAPHIC DESIGNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOGO COMPETITON
April 5, 2017 -
BELIZEAN ACCOMMODATIONS WIN MULTIPLE TRIPADVISOR’S TOP 2017 AWARDS
April 4, 2017 -
BTB MOURNS THE DEATH OF CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER NOEL ESCALANTE
April 4, 2017 -
BTB & CTO Scholarship Opportunities
March 14, 2017 -
Southwest Inaugurates first Denver to Belize flight
March 14, 2017 -
BTB hosts Tourism Transportation Workshop
February 8, 2017 -
Belize Continues its Record Breaking Trend in Tourism
January 12, 2017 -
SOUTHWEST ANNOUNCES FT LAUDERDALE TO BELIZE DIRECT FLIGHT
January 6, 2017 -
Belize nominated for 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards and Featured on the New York Times List of Places to Go
January 6, 2017 -
FCCA hosts Holiday Gift Projects
December 20, 2016 -
Harvest Caye Cruise Shipping Port NOW OPEN for business
November 18, 2016 -
WestJet Touches Down in Belize
November 1, 2016 -
Hotel and Tour Operator Renewal Licensing Advisory
October 27, 2016 -
14th National Tourism Award Winners
October 25, 2016 -
Impressive Increases in Tourism Arrivals Continue
October 12, 2016 -
Nominations for World Travel Awards
September 29, 2016 -
FCCA Poster and Essay Competition Winners Announced
September 26, 2016 -
BTB 2016 Scholarship Recipients
September 26, 2016 -
Belize Continues to Deliver Impressive Tourism Results
September 26, 2016 -
Southwest Airlines adds New Flight from Denver to Belize
September 22, 2016 -
Taste of Belize 2016
September 22, 2016 -
Mexico & Central America’s Leading Destination
September 22, 2016 -
Hilton Worldwide Announces its First Property in Belize with Curio- A Collection by Hilton
June 15, 2016 -
Norwegian Getaway Makes First Call to Belize
May 3, 2016 -
Impressive Numbers Prove that Belize is Trending
April 18, 2016 -
The BTB Appoints its European Marketing Representative
March 31, 2016 -
BTB Donated to Belize Police Department
February 10, 2016 -
Caye Caulker Gets a New Beach
January 22, 2016 -
Belize Scuba Diving Standards
January 25, 2015