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BELIZE TOURISM BOARD ASSISTS STAKEHOLDERS WITH BRANDING AT FORT GEORGE TOURISM ZONE Belize City, Friday, January 17th, 2020: Cruise ship visitors desirous of undertaking a city tour or enjoying the myriad attractions of Belize will now be able to easily identify personnel offering the respective  services within the Fort George Tourism Zone (FGTZ). This week

Belize City, Monday, January 13th, 2020 – It is with great pleasure that the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) announces that 2019 was a year of milestone achievement for overnight tourism arrivals. For the first time in the history of our Tourism development, Belize has surpassed the half-million mark in overnight arrivals. In 2019, a total

Belize Tourism Board facilitates meeting between Caye Caulker Tourism Stakeholders and Utility Companies Belize City, Friday, January 3, 2020: Earlier today, the BTB facilitated a meeting between tourism stakeholders of Caye Caulker and Executives of Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) Belize Water Services Limited (BWSL) and Public Utilities Commission (PUC) at the Sea Dreams Resort, on Caye

Simone Biles receives symbolic keys to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye during visit to Belize   Belize City, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019: World-renowned Olympic Champion and Gold Medalist, Simone Biles, received the symbolic keys to San Pedro Ambergris Caye from Mayor Daniel Guerrero during a brief ceremony last night at the start of her six-day private visit

Online Portal Notice   The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) hereby informs industry stakeholders that its Online Portal will be offline from Friday, November 29th at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, November 30th at 12:00 noon. This is to facilitate the launch of Phase 2 of the portal. Phase 2 will allow for Hotel Accommodations to submit

  Further to the “ADVISORY: UPDATED GUEST REGISTRATION FORMS AND MONTHLY ACCOMMODATION TAX RETURNS”, we hereby advise that exchanges of said books can be done at the below BTIA Offices as of Monday, November 25, 2019. Corozal – Mr. Charles Rublee – 615-6922 Orange Walk  – Ms. Nellie Briceno – 667-7382 Belmopan – Mr. Matthew

Qualified Retired Persons (QRP) Renewing Advisory Please be advised that all QRP Cards expire on December 31, 2019. Applications for renewal are now being accepted at the BTB’s Offices in Belize City and San Pedro. Requirements for ALL RENEWING QRP Applicants 1. Completed Application Form (signed and dated) (N.B. Item 2(A) must include local address i.e. house/unit

Renewing Tour Operator Licensing Advisory The Tour Operator Sector is hereby advised that Tour Operator Licenses expire on December 31, 2019. Applications for renewal are now being accepted at BTB Offices in Belize City and San Pedro. ALL Renewing Tour Operator Applicants must submit: Completed Application Form (signed and dated by owner) Copy of Business

MSC MERAVIGLIA:  WORLD’S 7TH LARGEST SHIP MAKES GOLDEN VOYAGE TO BELIZE   Belize City, Wednesday, November 13th, 2019:   MSC Meraviglia, the 7th largest cruise ship in the world, made its golden voyage to Belize today carrying nearly 4,500 guests (at double occupancy) on board. MSC Meraviglia, is owned and operated by MSC Cruises and entered service