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Haiti - Tourism : The tourism sector becomes a reality
14/03/2015 09:31:35

Haiti - Tourism : The tourism sector becomes a reality
Friday at a press conference at the Primature Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Industry provided an update on projects and activities in the tourism sector at this beginning of year.

In terms of promotion she said that 14 tour operators are selling Haiti as a destination in their packages. She indicated that the number of tourists visiting the country grew significantly https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12747-haiti-tourism-the-growth-of-tourists-is-confirmed.html She stated that Haiti has currently 9,280 hotel rooms [including 4,861 classified rooms of international standard 1 to 5 hibiscus, in 177 hotels https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12558-haiti-tourism-list-of-all-hotels-classified-in-haiti.html ] and that 885 other chambers are expected by next year, which will allow surpass the 10,000 rooms in Haiti.

She recalled that in the context of tourism development project of the Ile-à-Vache launched in 2013 https://www.haitilibre.com/images/IVA_Presentation_Projet.pdf 45 infrastructure projects are being executed and that the main, are nearing completion https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11833-haiti-tourism-tour-of-minister-of-tourism-in-ile-a-vache.html



In terms of performance, since the beginning of 2015, Haiti has participated in 4 international tourism fairs and will be present in several major upcoming events in Canada in France and Martinique.

She also mentioned that two loans of $1 million (to the BNC and BPH) are available for the associations of taxi drivers.

Furthermore she revealed that, with the adoption of the new amending budget (2014-2015) 14 new tourism projects will be launched in the country, especially in Seguin, Ti mouillage, saut du Baril, Port des Cayes, waterfront of Dame Marie, La Pointe in Jérémie, National Historic Park, etc…

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12505-haiti-reconstruction-important-meeting-on-the-monitoring-of-major-infrastructure-projects.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11928-haiti-environment-solid-waste-management-a-priority-in-ile-a-vache.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11836-haiti-politic-the-projects-progress-in-ile-a-vache.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11833-haiti-tourism-tour-of-minister-of-tourism-in-ile-a-vache.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10850-haiti-tourism-new-taxis-and-politour-in-toussaint-louverture-international-airport.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10175-haiti-tourism-100-brand-new-touristic-taxis.html

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