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The Write Thing to Do T here is always a lot of talk about food and drinks, hotels and the resorts, culture and communities, but what about the creating and the content? How should tourism content be written and how is it different from other forms of writing? Over the last decade, the travel writing

It Never Stops! S ummer 2023 is practically “finito”. School children are sneaking in their last days of travel, junk food, excessive tablet time, swimming, and late nights giggling. Parents are getting uniforms, stationaries, tiny hair clips, new school shoes, and cute backpacks that will make their own statement on the first day back. The

Feelings Fuel W hen any Belizean does well, the Belize tourism product benefits. When any Belizean sector improves, the Belize tourism product grows. But, when any Belizean national team wins, the Belize tourism product is reignited. This summer continues to be big for Belizean sports and athletes whose talents and persistence have inspired the purest

Some things needs to be uniform H ow do tourism businesses know when they are providing quality standards? Their financial bottom line is one thing but tourism is a service driven industry, so how can businesses tell if their service is what is driving consumers to return or stay away? In sports, wins and ratings

Let's Play Ball N ot everybody plays sports. A lot of people would much rather do anything other than watch athletes chase, bounce, hit, or throw a ball. There are plenty of casual physical activities like fishing, diving, or hot dog eating that people would enjoy better; however, for the sake of this article we

Belizean Bon Vivant T hey are spineless bottom dwellers who come out in the night and have a reputation for being scavengers and cannibals. They crawl to seek out their live prey and hide away in rocks and caves. We are not talking about crazy crooks but rather about a certain savory crustacean. Lobsters have

Moments- Move- Momentum M omentum affects outcome. It is the product of mass and velocity that can be increased by using heavier equipment or faster movements.  It is a term that is generally applied to sports but momentum can be felt in almost any situation. Psychologically, momentum can boost confidence, performance, and motivation.   Even if

Home Grown & Slow Cooked C an food be prepared fast and still be good? Affordable and still delicious? Tasty and still healthy?  In Belizean restaurants, the ingredients used are either recently squeezed, chopped, or seasoned.  There is a strong priority on fresh-  not fast. We often watch as the meat is taken hot off

…like common mango W hat does mango, music, and Maya heritage have in common?  If you take them separately, mango is a fruit, music is sound and rhythm, and Maya heritage is considered ancient. However, when mango is placed in the context of a thing that is common to most of our childhoods, when local

To Serve- To Wait- To Host, perchance a Tip T hey are the first and main point of contact. They are the faces, the voices, and the information sources that can make our dining-out experience pleasant or unpleasant. We walk in, we sit down, and our job is to scan the menu for the beverage