The western third of Hispaniola island has turbulent and tragic history, including the disastrous situation it finds itself in today. But Haiti still has much to offer visitors, from grade-A rum and beaches to sites like the majestic Citadelle; traditions such as African-derived voudon rituals; and evocative culture from music to painting.
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SPC Gibran Torres Haiti, really? You´re no doubt wondering. Well, yes, the Americas´ most impoverished country has been an abject basket case for many years, and its current tragic vicissitudes with violence and instability make it seem unlikely to recover any time soon. But here´s a reminder of what a fundamentally beautiful country this is, how rich is its history, how vibrant its culture, and how friendly its people – as I can attest when I visited way back in 26 years ago. This, then, is…
Read more…NG Travel Group (6th French tour operator) which offers the 4-star Coralia Royal Decameron Hotel, on the Côte des Arcadins in Haiti, the parent company of the tour operator Boomerang, announces the cancellation until March 15, 2019 of all the departures of its travelers to Haiti, due to socio-political instability." Such a shame...More details at https://travelwirenews.com/hard-blow-for-haiti-and-the-development-of-the-haitian-tourism-sector-1300009/
Read more…Because of its tough history, Haiti has for many years been a notoriously tough sell in attracting visitors despite allures that are the equal of most Caribbean destinations. But thanks to factors such as concrete improvements in tourism infrastructure, and unprecedented tourism marketing plans from the Haitian government, and increased interest and engagement from tour operators and airlines, chances are good that 2013 could be the year that... keep reading
Read more…Founded in 1698, Jacmel is a beautiful picturesque town in Haiti, located in the South East part of the country; only 2 hours driving, and 15 minutes by plane; from the capital Port-au-Prince...read complete post
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New Road Ushers in Trade Boom for Area in Haiti
"...six months after the Jan. 12 earthquake killed 300,000, left 1.5 million homeless and paralyzed much of the country, the stretch of blacktop that fuels the market and snakes through northeastern Haiti has the hopes of a nation riding on it.
...regional boosters see the road as the backbone of a tourist route that will whisk visitors to colonial castles, pristine beaches and picturesque villages seen only by the heartiest of travelers.
It used to take cargo trucks eight hours to make the 44-mile trip from Cap-Haitien, the northeast's economic and cultural hub, he said. Now, that trip takes less than two hours, and the streets of Ouanaminthe are jammed with buses and trucks from villages once considered far-flung.
As the route slices through undeveloped savannas and plantain fields it also puts some of Haiti's most prized tourist destinations within reach. Less than an hour from the Dominican Republic is the port city of Fort Liberté, which features French-designed strongholds that date back to the 1700s. Closer to Cap-Haitien is the spectacular hilltop citadel of Laferriére, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace -- built by Haitian revolutionary hero and one-time emperor of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti, Henri Christophe. ``These forts can become part of a tourist circuit,'' Boulos explained, ``with tourists arriving through Cap-Haitien or making the two-hour drive from the Dominican Republic.''
Haiti saw just 800,000 tourists in 2008 and growth has been stunted by lack of infrastructure, including hotels. The earthquake wiped out almost half of Port-au-Prince's estimated 1,621 hotel rooms.
The new road allows Haiti to piggyback on the more than 60,300 rooms available in the Dominican Republic and poach some of the 4 million tourists that visit there every year...
That would just be the beginning. U.N. Special Envoy Bill Clinton said once Cap-Haitien's airport is expanded, the case can be made for building roads to connect the city to the beach resort of Labadee.
``We can get new resorts built there,'' Clinton told The Miami Herald. ``I can get donors' funds to help build housing around the resorts for the people who will work there.''
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