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Women- A Tourism Majority T ourism empowers women and mothers. In 2019, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Report on Women in Tourism, highlighted that the sector contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (5) on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The key findings from the report concluded that i) the majority, or

Playing it by Air W ho is a tourist? The dictionary defines a tourist as “one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture”. Some synonyms for the word are “excursionist” or “traveler”. The Belize Tourism Board’s (BTB) yearly Travel & Tourism Digest defines a “tourist” as a visitor or an overnight visitor if his/her

Playing it by Air N inety Percent (90%) of the people who visit Belize arrive by air-travel and disembark at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA). Perhaps this is not surprising considering that flying is a lot faster and more convenient than traveling by boat or vehicle. Commercial air-travel has been around for approximately 100

B.O.O.M., Boom, Boom! T ravelers want to be cultured. We are not referring to how they refine their taste, manners, art history, or education. But, we are talking about experiences that they believe will improve their understanding and appreciation for other people and other ways of living. Recent tourism trends indicate that people looking to

Stay Calm & Adventure On B elize’s tourism product is an adventure’s paradise. We are a low-impact, high-quality destination with notable eco-friendly and sustainable development ethos. But what does that mean? Where are the adventures and what are the adventures? The adventures are everywhere, and they are for everyone. There are adventures on land and

The Ball in Madrid There are trade shows and then there is FITUR.  The name stands for Feria Internacional de Turismo, which in English translates to International Tourism Trade Fair. It is the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Latin- America. Tourism professionals congregate at FITUR because it is the global meeting

The Truth is... T ourism is like a sport and that sport is a steeplechase. The tourism high season extending from December to April might confuse the race for a five-month sprint; however, industry insiders know the race is longer and plenty more exciting than that. The steeplechase is an obstacle race where competitors must