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Haiti - Economy : The crisis in Haiti, a disaster for the tourism sector
01/03/2019 10:53:14
Suspensions, reductions of flights of several airlines, cancellations of several hundred travelers to Haiti, repatriations of tourists https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26958-icihaiti-canada-back-home-for-133-tourists-hostages-of-the-crisis-in-haiti.html , attacks of hotels, temporary closure of the seaside resort Moulin Sur Mer (in Montrouis), because of the impossibility of supplying inputs to tourists https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26982-icihaiti-tourism-moulin-sur-mer-temporarily-stops-its-activities.html ; desertion of customers at the Hotel Karibe, which threatens more than 300 jobs https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26990-haiti-news-zapping.html cancellation of the tour operator Boomerang of all his departures to its 4-star Holiday Club Coralia on the Côte des Aracadins https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26950-haiti-tourism-hard-blow-for-haiti-and-the-development-of-the-haitian-tourism-sector.html , are the results of more than two weeks of emulators, anti-government demonstrations and violence https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27051-icihaiti-social-at-least-26-dead-and-77-wounded-in-protests.html on the initiative of the radical opposition.
The suspensions of many flights of several airlines isolate each week a little more Haiti of the world: Air Canada suspends its links Montreal / Port-au-Prince for 2 months, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27046-haiti-flash-air-canada-suspends-flights-for-2-months-between-montreal-and-port-au-prince.html ; The Canadian company Air Transat dated February 17, announced the suspension of the sale of vacation packages to Haiti until the end of April 2019; JetBlue reduces its flights "From April 5th, Jet Blue will operate a single flight to New York, that of 1h40 [...] and also a single flight to Fort Lauderdale" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27030-haiti-social-jet-blue-reduces-the-frequency-of-some-of-its-flights.html ; Delta Air Lines has decided to reduce the frequency of its flights Atlanta / Port-au-Prince to three per week instead of a daily flight... At Air Caraïbes, the reduction of flights is under discussion but nothing is announced yet...
The nascent tourism in Haiti, was hit hard by the crisis and the economic consequences as well as the negative image of the country projected in all the media around the world, without being with the insurmountable time, will undoubtedly have an effect significant negative for this sector https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26992-icihaiti-crisis-tourism-and-the-image-of-haiti-seriously-affected.html which account among one of the most important for the economy and the development of our country...
See also :
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27051-icihaiti-social-at-least-26-dead-and-77-wounded-in-protests.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27046-haiti-flash-air-canada-suspends-flights-for-2-months-between-montreal-and-port-au-prince.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27029-icihaiti-social-the-diaspora-worries-about-the-deterioration-of-the-situation-in-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26952-haiti-notice-canada-asks-its-citizens-to-leave-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26930-haiti-crisis-7th-days-of-demonstrations-at-least-2-dead-and-thirty-wounded.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26927-haiti-flash-udmo-agents-shoot-at-the-crowd-in-petit-goave-at-least-15-wounded.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26904-haiti-crisis-protests-affect-the-water-supply-of-the-capital.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26901-haiti-crisis-the-capitale-roads-service-suspended.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26899-haiti-flash-banks-attacked-gas-station-burned-opposition-is-radicalized.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26891-haiti-flash-3rd-day-of-demonstration-and-violence.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26885-haiti-flash-2nd-day-of-violent-demonstrations-at-least-3-dead-and-many-injured.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26875-haiti-flash-important-damage-at-least-4-dead-and-21-wounded-during-the-demonstrations.html
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