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CHAT Tourism - Garifuna nuguya Garifuna nuguya In Belize we celebrate the arrival of the Garifuna people to Belizean soil. In Belize, we pay homage to a people whose origins began on the island of St. Vincent but whose exile from their homeland brought them here - and here they have stayed and built, and

CHAT Tourism - Belizean Je ne-sais-quoi Many have said that Belize is the free-est country in the world. If not, we come pretty close. As many local islanders will tell you, “no shirt, no problem”. But what exactly is the measure of Belizean freedom? After all, freedom is not cheap so why does Belize have

CHAT Tourism - The Best Reward… Being recognized and awarded by one’s peers is a wonderful feeling. Better than receiving a trophy is receiving acknowledgment for one’s skills, passion, and dedication. The human condition is such that most of us need to feel appreciated. While a lack of appreciation will not stop a dedicated person

CHAT Tourism - On Ode to October If the first day in October is observed as International Coffee Day and the 31st of October is Halloween, what does that say about this month? It might say that October makes the start of the last quarter of each year very interesting. Not only is it officially

CHAT Tourism - Now, That’s Deep! From an aerial view, it looks like a huge deep well in the middle of the sea.  With some imagination, it could even resemble an enormous round eye with a really dark dilated pupil. Whatever it may look like from above, the mysteries beneath the dark blue waters are

CHAT Tourism - Can We Wear a Scarlet ‘S’? Belize is the official host destination for the inaugural 2024 World Travel Sustainability Awards (WTSA).  This is a big deal. The WTSA is a category within the broader World Travel Awards that specifically recognizes destinations, organizations, and companies that exhibit above-par sustainable tourism practices. Some sub-categories

CHAT Tourism- Another Word for Clean The Belize tourism industry is marked for its eco-centric efforts. That means that when travellers think of Belize as a vacation option, they think of eco-conscious experiences and environmentally friendly activities.  They think of a destination that preserves the natural environment and promotes the well-being of local communities. They

CHAT Tourism- A Drab No More T he word “carnival” automatically invokes specific images, playlists, colours, costumes, and feelings. The annual event has its own special lexicon inclusive but not specific to words like: soca, J’ouvert, calypso, road-march, mud bath, mas band, masquerade, steelpan etc. etc. But do Belizeans know how a European pagan practice

CHAT TOURISM- A New Colour- A New Frontier A fter one year and 51 articles exploring the “-isms” in our tourism, it is time that we expanded the conversation. The development and success of Belize’s tourism product are tied to all the work, attitudes, perspectives, skills, creativity, training, cooperation, synergies, and professionalism that exist between

Tik-Tok- Get on it! I s it possible for anyone to keep on ignoring digital marketing? The time to wonder if getting online is the right way to go might just be up.  There was hardly one empty seat at the 8th annual BTB Digital Marketing Summit. Approximately 200 people from various sectors and industries