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The Ministry of Health cautions unvaccinated frontline workers.
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At the official launch of Belize's Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign on June 30th, 2021, the Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries, The Hon. Kareem Musa announced amendments to the existing Statutory Instrument No. 74 of 2021.
In an effort to contain a recent uptick in the local spread of Covid-19, the government has implemented adjusted curfew hours & capacity restrictions on indoor dining rooms. What has been cautioned, is that as of August 1st, 2021 all frontline workers who have not been vaccinated will be required to produce negative rapid or PCR tests on a bi-weekly basis to their employer at their own expense. A measure like this can have a tremendous impact on the industry's labor relations, and one would hope that if it becomes policy, that advice would be provided to the industry on what to do if an employee is unable to adhere to this requirement.
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The Belize Hotel Association Elects a New Board of Directors
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"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but building the new" - Socrates
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On Friday, July 2nd, 2021, members of the Belize Hotel Association convened at the Best Western Plus Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel for their Annual General Meeting under the theme: "Data: Our New Currency". It marked the first occasion that the Association engaged its members in a social setting, having received approval for a large gathering from the Ministry of Health. All attendees were asked to provide records of vaccination in order to attend, and social distancing and sanitation protocols were observed.
Industry presentations were made by the Zimmerman Agency, Expedia Group, Cloudbeds, and freelance journalist Ali Wunderman, which covered market trends & new technologies, revenue optimization, digital marketing, and engaging travel journalists. Mrs. Nicole Solano, CEO of the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations presented the address on behalf of Minister Anthony Mahler. The room was then treated to a very inspirational keynote address delivered by Barbadian Motivational Speaker - Raphael Saul who charged the group to Reset, Refocus, Reposition and Reenergize to make the next 18 months your best 18 months.
Our members were also treated to exhibitions and product samples from our allied members, who made the event memorable by donating several prizes which were raffled throughout the day.
Elections were also held for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors. From a list of 12 contenders, 11 persons were elected to the board, namely Mrs. Alina Saldivar - Island Magic Hotel, Ms. Roanne Badillo - TropicAir, Ms. Sherry Constantino - eData Ltd., Mr. Rudy Gonzalez - Atlantic Bank, Mr. Douglas Thompson - Black Orchid Resort, Mrs. Sandra Van Noord Van Tiggelen - Portofino Resort, Mrs. Barbara Hall - A Belizean Nirvana, Mrs. Anoushka Brandl - Ka'ana Resort, Mr. Reynaldo Malik - Muy Ono Resort, Mrs. Elsie Pacheco - The Lodge at Chaa Creek and Mrs. Leisa Carr-Caceres - Banana Bank Lodge. Mr. Ted Tejada has stepped down from his position as President and will remain an ex oficio member of the board.
We are grateful to our sponsors Belize Bank, Development Finance Corporation, The Roe Group of Companies, Belize Electricity Company Ltd, Atlantic Bank, DIGI, Oceana, Tropic Air, Tag Airlines and Insurance Corporation of Belize for making this event possible.
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Belize marks the return of Cruise Tourism with Carnival Vista!
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A welcomed sight will arrive at our port on July 7th, 2021 as Belize prepares to host its first Cruise Vessel post-pandemic. Carnival Vista is Carnival Cruise Line's first vessel to sail from a US Port in 15 months and Belize City is one of the stops on a week-long cruise which originated in Galveston, Texas. The industry anticipates a total of 4 calls for the month of July with an estimated 16,000 visitors. Carnival Vista is operating with strict adherence to safety protocols and over 95% of its guests and crew fully vaccinated.
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Click to watch the latest episode of Conversations in Tourism
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BHA's National Channel is live on belizehotels.org!
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| We thank our allied members for their continued support. We encourage our hotel members to use their products and services. Some offer member-to-member discounts! |
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