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BTB holds its second annual BTB Love Belize Sea Challenge to promote attractions of Belize’s coastline  Belize City, Wednesday, May 29th, 2019:  The second Belize Tourism Board (BTB) Love Belize Sea challenge, a grueling six-day adventurous extreme race covering over 218 miles of sea paddling. The challenge commenced at Punta Gorda on May 22ndand concluded

CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION has a vacancy for a SECRETARY GENERAL & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER   The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is seeking to fill the position of Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer.  The Secretary General is the chief spokesperson of the CTO, and as Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for implementing the vision of

BTB officially launches Boca del Rio Project in San Pedro Town Belize City, Monday, April 15th, 2019:  The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) officially launched the Boca del Rio project during an inauguration ceremony on Sunday, April 14 as part of its plan to develop and enhance the attractions and amenities in key tourism destinations in

BTB ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS FIRST TAKE A SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY SWEEPSTAKE   Belize City, Thursday, April 4th, 2019:  The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) today announced the winners of its first Take a Shot Photography Sweepstake held from February 15 to March 15, 2019, which focused on Culinary and Birding categories. First place went to Kay Westby, who

BTB IMPLEMENTS JOINT PROJECT WITH BAS TO ENHANCE ST. HERMAN’S BLUE HOLE NATIONAL PARK Belize City, March 20th, 2019:  In its continuous efforts to enhance the tourism attractions, the BTB has invested in the development of the nature based tourism product development, a component of Belize’s National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan 2030. The objective of the

BELIZEAN ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDED IN TRIPADVISOR’S TOP 2019 AWARDS LIST  Belize City, Wednesday 30thJanuary, 2019:Belize’s popularity as a growing world tourism destination continues to make inroads.  Last week TripAdvisor announced that several Belizean hotels have once again been recognized in this year’s TripAdvisor’s 2019 Travelers’ Choice awards list in the World, Central American and Local categories.

BTB JOINS INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS IN LAUNCHING THE O.W. HERITAGE TRAIL Belize City, Thursday, January 24th, 2019:  As part of its ongoing efforts to develop destinations and promote the attractions and historical areas of the various tourism regions of Belize, on Wednesday, 23rd January, the BTB joined key industry stakeholders in launching the Orange Walk Heritage

2018 AN OUTSTANDING AND RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR TOURISM ARRIVALS  Belize City, Wednesday, January 9th, 2019:  Key strategic marketing initiatives by BTB to promote the country as one of the world’s best tourism destinations, propelled by the addition of new international flights are among some of the salient factors that have made 2018 an outstanding

NOTICE TO: HOTELIERS WHO HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR A 2019 ACCOMMODATION LICENSE We take this opportunity to remind you of Section 5(1) of the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Act Chapter 285 of the Laws of Belize: “No person shall, (a) advertise in any form any premises; (b) use any premises; (c) hold out

BELIZE AMONG NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S BEST TRIPS 2019 LIST Belize City, Thursday, 29th November 2018:  Belize’s growing popularity as one of the best vacation destinations in the world and the recent efforts to protect Belize’s Barrier Reef System has won the country an important accolade from National Geographic, which has placed  Belize among it’s Best Trips