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Jul 2, 2021 Belize Hotel Association Holds its Annual General Meeting The Belize Hotel Association hosted its annual general meeting today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City.  The AGM served as an opportunity to meet face-to-face after a long time apart, and to share issues of concern to the six hundred hoteliers and property owners who form the BHA membership. Today’s meeting addressed the COVID-19 pandemic and explored how to re-energise the industry. News Five’s Duane Moody r...

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Jul 2, 2021 Ted Tejada, Outgoing President of the Belize Hotel Association At the AGM today, Ted Tejada stepped down as president of the Belize Hotel Association; he had been at the helm of the association for the past five years. So we asked him about his experience and accomplishments in that role, while still carrying out his duties as the general manager at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza.   Ted Tejada, Outgoing President, Belize Hotel Association “It has been a humbling ...

May 13, 2021 I am a Belizean Traveller! You Can Be Too!! Today, the Belize Tourism Board officially launched its 2021 Belizean Traveller Campaign to promote domestic travel across the country. Over the past year, local travelling has been the lifeblood of the tourism industry shattered by the pandemic in early 2020. So as tourism activity rebounds, industry stakeholders are making sure that Belizeans at home take advantage of great deals and experience being Belizean travellers. News F...

Apr 1, 2021 Tourism Stakeholders’ Turn to Get Vaccinated! On Wednesday, Belize received a first batch of thirty-three thousand six hundred doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX Facility.  It is a crucial development as the country continues on its vaccination programme to achieve herd immunity. Currently, two phases of inoculation are underway; phase one which involves frontline healthcare workers, older persons and those living with certain NCDs and phase two that gives wa...

Feb 19, 2021 Making the Shift to Outdoor Dining Are you tired of being locked up at home cooking or eating take-out food? Well, some stakeholders in the food industry in Belize City have made huge investments to give you and the entire family an amazing al fresco dining experience. News Five’s Duane Moody went restaurant hopping today.   Duane Moody, Reporting The entertainment/nightlife industry came to a screeching halt when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. Bars, casinos and...

Jan 20, 2021 Tourism Industry Still Trying to Recover All eyes are on the North, not just for the major political changes but also for temperature drops. Tourism players are eyeing travel trends of Americans as the frigid winter weather sets in. Belize is one of many countries struggling to revive its tourism industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of the sector in the last quarter of 2020 allowed a few thousand tourists to visit the country, but it isn’t enough for the ...