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Some things needs to be uniform
- July 27, 2023
- Posted by: Xiomara Sawers
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No CommentsSome 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
- July 26, 2023
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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
- July 17, 2023
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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
- July 10, 2023
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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
- June 23, 2023
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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
- June 14, 2023
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…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
- June 7, 2023
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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 -
If Love be the Fruit of our Tourism
- May 23, 2023
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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
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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
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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