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As of July 1st every visitor to Haiti will have to pay at the point of entry a 10-dollar, 10-euro, or 10-Canadian dollar tourism fee, announced the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries. According to the Ministry, this measure is aimed at "strengthening the promotion of tourism in Haiti".
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A grant of US$45 million from the International Development Association (IDA) was approved by the Board of Directors of the World Bank. The project aims at improving access, conservation and management of the World Heritage Site of the National Historic Park and the historic center of Cap Haitien; a...
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The Ministry of Tourism launched the first 2.30-minute major promotional video presenting Ile-a-Vache as a tourism destination. They emphasise the pristine nature of the island and the history of the island.
The video particularly speaks to adventure travelers, romance travelers, and Haitia...
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Haiti tourism has grown by 17% last year, and has registered one of the fastest growth rates in the Caribbean, according to the 2013 statistics released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization last month.
Almost 300,000 tourists visited Haiti last year (299,646 to be exact). The growth rate w...
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After the Ministry of Planning and Foreign Cooperation has launched their vision and development plan for the majestic island of Ile-a-Vache, the government has recently announced that 5 potential investors expressed interest, and four were shortlisted for the pre-qualification review.
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August 16, Port-au-Price: The Ministry of Tourism released the tourism development plan for the South and South East regions of the country. The study took 11 months to prepare with the help of a Mexican consultancy firm.
The Tourism development plan for the South of Haiti includes among ot...
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Haiti's Ministry of Tourism has put together a new 37-second commercial promoting Haiti and its beauties. The commercial shows images of Haiti's beaches, cities, historic sites, cuisine, artisan works, and the people of Haiti, presented mostly in Kreyol. The video concludes with a male voice stating...
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The Ministry of Tourism has redesigned its old website www.tourisme.gouv.ht, and is using it now to post information about the Ministry, its projects, and legal information.
It also launched a brand new website, www.haititourisme.gouv.ht, to promote Haiti as a tourism destination. The ...
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On May 6th, President Martelly inaugurated the Institut de Formation Hôtelière et Touristique (IFORHT), the first tourism school outside of the capital city.
Through this school, located in Les Cayes, the Government aims to give people from the region an opportunity to train an...
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For the first time this year Haiti was included in the Travel & Tourism (T&T) Competitiveness Report produced by the World Economic Forum.
According to this study, Haiti occupies the last position out of 140 countries studied as part of the competitiveness of their Travel and Tourism indust...
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