Saturday, March 06, 2004
Haiti Economy-Tourism
Haiti Economy-Tourism
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Haiti's recent rebellion has dampened the tourist climate temporarily in that nation's high tourist season (which contiues through the rainy & hurricane start (mid-April). Tourism is an important employment and income sector for any island economy. Haiti's ahs been reviving and improving -especially in safety and accomodations -but with continuing concerns for crime. Some of the same factors referenced by investment and trade intended businessmen in and off Haiti . Some of these issues were those raised by CARICOM, OAS and others pertinent to aid and economic expansion in Haiti. The links below are noted by year of publication and go back to 2000. Noteworthy in reading is the creation and formalization of travel and guide services by the Haitian tourist Agency ..and the building of bona fide internal Haitian travel services. Royal Viking Carribbean a major resort and Cariibean cruise line temporarily stopped its Cap Haitien stopovers - this past February after the Gonnaive assault. Its passengers would have been offered a safe docking at Cap Haitien's improved dock - bus trips to either the Citadel or shopping there or in Cap Haitien; and bus day trips to a protected safe nearby beach. These tourists alone like floating customers and conventions seeking shopping and dining can land several thousand tourists a month. The Aristide and Preval Administrations had worked to re-intice the cruise lines to stop at Haiti. With calm and peace -they and other tourists return -but meanwhile those businesses must risk recession. Cap Haitien -an easy flying hor from Miami and the Bahamas was also developing a day trip business -and a shopping emporium at Turtle Island. Private yacht traffic also makes vists to Haitian ports in the north adn south. Haiti's Grande Hotte -the southernpeninsula has long drawn tourism via Port au Prince down to Jacmel for it beauty mountain wilds further west and art colonies. Port auPrince is a tourist draw which may again receive cruise ships along with airline tourists seeking the history and ambience of a safe Haitian capital. (American Airlines offrs roundtrip Haitian passage from New York City starting at $250 -similar fres from Chicago). US Dept of State Travel Warning-Haiti -current ie 2004 -but same text warning as Lonely Planet in 2002 Haiti Travel - Lonely Planet Travel 2002 Haiti Travel - Sean Rorison 2000 Island Systems - Haiti Travel 2004 Haiti Links-DEBRIEF |
// posted by scotty of course @ 12:45 PM 
