Blog
-
If Love be the Fruit of our Tourism
- May 23, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
No Comments
If Love be the Fruit of our Tourism… "R omance” is officially an item on our tourism platter, but is it something that is palatable to visitors? Belize is mostly associated with adventure, outdoor exploits, and its pristine natural environment. Without a doubt, it is easy to fall in love with the natural beauty of -
Women- A Tourism Majority
- May 17, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Women- A Tourism Majority T ourism empowers women and mothers. In 2019, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Report on Women in Tourism, highlighted that the sector contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (5) on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The key findings from the report concluded that i) the majority, or -
A Seriously Fun Industry
- May 10, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Playing it by Air W ho is a tourist? The dictionary defines a tourist as “one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture”. Some synonyms for the word are “excursionist” or “traveler”. The Belize Tourism Board’s (BTB) yearly Travel & Tourism Digest defines a “tourist” as a visitor or an overnight visitor if his/her -
Playing it by Air
- May 3, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Playing it by Air N inety Percent (90%) of the people who visit Belize arrive by air-travel and disembark at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA). Perhaps this is not surprising considering that flying is a lot faster and more convenient than traveling by boat or vehicle. Commercial air-travel has been around for approximately 100 -
B.O.O.M., Boom, Boom!
- April 26, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
B.O.O.M., Boom, Boom! T ravelers want to be cultured. We are not referring to how they refine their taste, manners, art history, or education. But, we are talking about experiences that they believe will improve their understanding and appreciation for other people and other ways of living. Recent tourism trends indicate that people looking to -
An Ancient Investment
- April 19, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
An Ancient Investment W e climb their temples, stroll their palaces, and speculate at their ball courts, but how much do we really know about the ancient Maya who lived in Belize? What happened to the ancient cities that surround us? Not all of our Maya archeological sites have been excavated or entirely studied. We -
Stay Calm & Adventure On
- April 12, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Stay Calm & Adventure On B elize’s tourism product is an adventure’s paradise. We are a low-impact, high-quality destination with notable eco-friendly and sustainable development ethos. But what does that mean? Where are the adventures and what are the adventures? The adventures are everywhere, and they are for everyone. There are adventures on land and -
Cultural Nourishment
- April 6, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Cultural Nourishment M usic and food go well together. Whether the food tends to be more scintillating because of the rhythm of the music or that the music feels more exciting because of the flavors of the food, is debatable. What is straightforward is that wherever music and food are combined, it is always a -
Everybody’s Secret
- March 30, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
Everybody’s Secret B elize is getting more attention for being more “unknown” than other destinations. Most Belizeans are aware that we are a small country with a relatively anonymous international profile. When it comes to our tourism, we are not entirely out, but we can no longer claim to be Mother Nature’s “best kept secret” -
March On!
- March 23, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
- Category:
A Famous Tourist from 1926 T he Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is keeping it moving in March. Nearly three months into the new year, there are important events ahead. Apart from weekly department initiatives and sponsored projects, some of BTB’s more prolific annual events are right around the corner. March is also Women’s History Month.