Caribbean Tourism Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/caribbean-tourism/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Caribbean Tourism Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/caribbean-tourism/ 32 32 From holidaymaker to hospital patient https://ecsii.com/from-holidaymaker-to-hospital-patient/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:11:08 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4800 As the Caribbean’s tourism sector continues to expand post-pandemic, is medical assistance provision keeping up? Megan Gaen investigates. Idyllic islands, beautiful beaches, tropical paradise: all synonymous with the Caribbean. Healthcare and evacuation, not so much – though possibly crucial for visitors to the region. Seeing the inside of a local hospital is not usually on Read More

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]]> Jamaica Has Removed All Covid Testing Rules for Travelers https://ecsii.com/jamaica-has-removed-all-covid-testing-rules-for-travelers/ Thu, 12 May 2022 20:20:05 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4495 Jamaica has officially eliminated all pre-arrival testing rules for travelers. International visitors to Jamaica are no longer required to present a negative antigen or PCR test before their trip to the island. Additionally, Jamaica has ended its mandate to wear a mask in public places. “Eliminating mask mandates and the need for travelers to present Read More

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]]> Aruba to scrap all COVID travel restrictions, including testing requirements and proof of vaccination https://ecsii.com/aruba-to-scrap-all-covid-travel-restrictions-including-testing-requirements-and-proof-of-vaccination/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:36:28 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4447 Two years after the onset of the pandemic, the Caribbean island of Aruba is doing away with its remaining COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Starting Saturday, Aruba will no longer require a negative coronavirus test or proof of vaccination for entry. Previously, tourists were allowed to enter only with a negative coronavirus test, proof of full vaccination or proof of recovery.   Visitors’ insurance Read More

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]]> CARPHA signs new partnership agreement with CROSQ to develop regional health standards in tourism https://ecsii.com/carpha-signs-new-partnership-agreement-with-crosq-to-develop-regional-health-standards-in-tourism/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:48:48 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4428 The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has signed a new partnership agreement with Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) that will seek to develop and implement Caribbean-wide health, safety and environmental sanitation (HSE) hospitality operational standards. In a statement, CARPHA said that the tourism operating environment, visitor health and safety, destination and Read More

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]]> Silver linings: Risk reduction center stage as Caribbean recovers https://ecsii.com/silver-linings-risk-reduction-center-stage-as-caribbean-recovers/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:17:20 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4261 Cruise ships are steaming back to Caribbean ports, airlines are ramping up flights and the vaccine roll-out is underway but it could still be several years before countries recuperate from the pandemic that has rocked the region, say experts. Despite the deep scars left by the crisis, countries now have a fresh focus on health, Read More

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]]> Bringing international patients to Cuba https://ecsii.com/bringing-international-patients-to-cuba/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:33:05 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4204 Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos de Cuba (CMSC) is getting ready to promote Cuba as a medical travel destination to new foreign patients, with the reopening of the country’s borders. CMSC is a state company that bundles the 16 Cuban institutions that provide more than 100 types of health services to foreign individuals on the island, ranging Read More

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]]> Vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers are going to different sets of Caribbean islands https://ecsii.com/vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-travelers-are-going-to-different-sets-of-caribbean-islands/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:08:48 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4139 Adina Eigen took her first trip to the British Virgin Islands in December 2020. Around that time, it had one of the world’s lowest Covid rates among islands that had reopened. The 42-year-old mother of four from Sands Point, New York, has since returned twice, checking infection rates — and vaccination statistics — before her trips. “The Read More

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]]> Caribbean Tourism: Is the lure of the beach enough? https://ecsii.com/caribbean-tourism-is-the-lure-of-the-beach-enough/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:14:56 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4015 Sometime in the next 12 months, when the pandemic is fully brought under control in North America and Europe, visitors will return to the Caribbean in significant numbers. Once that begins to happen, governments, conscious of tourism’s ability to drive rapid GDP growth, will encourage the fastest possible restoration of pre-pandemic arrival levels. This is Read More

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]]> Bahamas credits health visa for tourism rebound https://ecsii.com/bahamas-credits-health-visa-for-tourism-rebound/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:21:13 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3967 The Bahamas government says the tourism industry is showing signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, having issued nearly 300,000 Bahamas Travel Health Visas to visitors seeking entry over the first five months of this year. Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar told Parliament that the statistics show that the Family Islands, or outer islands, Read More

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]]> The Caribbean Conundrum: United by Tourists, Divided by Covid https://ecsii.com/the-caribbean-conundrum-united-by-tourists-divided-by-covid/ Wed, 26 May 2021 15:13:38 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3903 The pandemic struck these islands unequally. What does this mean for tourism, a major economic driver for the entire region? The answer is unique, just like the islands. On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a scene so busy and crowded, Read More

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