News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Having aspirations to be part of the Caribbean tourism industry? Get education in hospitality programs of universities or academies, right? Not always right! Webinars or workshops of hospitality or tourism consultants, right? Not necessarily right either! Then what the heck seems to be right? Think of the “Disney Institute” and it is no Micky Mouse! It is not about turning the Caribbean into Disney World. It is all … [Read more] about Applying magic to Caribbean tourism
THE BOTTOM- Last week Saba as welcomed the first cruise passengers of the 2021 season. Due to restrictive Covid-19 measures it has been quite some time, since any cruise ship visited Saba. In total over 50 passengers were welcomed from the World Navigator, … [Read more] about Saba receives First Cruise passengers of 2021 season
KRALENDIJK – The Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association (Bonhata) is of the opinion that Tourism forms an integral part of the island and therefor, should also be included in the Spatial Development plan of the island. Bonhata expressed their opinion … [Read more] about Bonhata: Include tourism in Spatial Development Plan
ORANJESTAD- The Public Entity St. Eustatius has published a new risk categorization for the island. The main change is the fact that the USA is no longer considered to be ‘very high risk’ country. This means that incoming vaccinated travellers from the USA … [Read more] about USA no longer Very High Risk for St. Eustatius
KRALENDIJK - Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) launches its first module of the Bonaire Expert Program. The program allows for travel agents to learn more about our destination, community and offerings. TCB’s vision is to educate and inspire our partners … [Read more] about TCB launches the Bonaire Expert Program
KRALENDIJK- According to the analysts of ForwardKeys, which keeps track of -among others- data on ticket sales and reservations, Bonaire is recovering very quickly from the damage suffered during the Covid-pandemic. When it comes to bookings in the fourth … [Read more] about Bonaire shows very Solid Bookings for 4th Quarter
AMSTERDAM - Bonaire surprised its tourism partners in the Netherlands with a Taste of Bonaire event, Cocktail Edition, at the Mondi Caribbean Cuisine Restaurant in Amsterdam, hosted by Miles Mercera, CEO of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB). This intimate … [Read more] about Taste of Bonaire Cocktail Edition in the Netherlands
MILAN- Bonaire participated in the Routes World Conference 2021 which was held in Milan this year. The Bonaire team consisted of TCB director Miles Mercera, Marco van der Kreeke on behalf of Bonaire International Airport (BIA) and advisor Howard … [Read more] about Bonaire participates in 2021 Routes World Conference
KRALENDIJK- Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) has recently launched their Bonaire Exit Survey. The goal of the exit survey is to analyze and evaluate the “Bonaire experience” of our visitors. The surveys are conducted on a one-on-one basis at Bonaire … [Read more] about Exit interview to acumulate important feedback from tourists
KRALENDIJK - Last week Wednesday, the BONHATA Sustainability Committee visited the Waste & Processing Management Center of Selibon. The committee members received an informative tour, hosted by the communication executive Melinda Marchena and the … [Read more] about Selibon and BONHATA work together to better plan separation of trash from the tourism sector
