TOURISM OUTLOOK BLEAK IF SOME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS REMAIN
The next few months are going to be ‘make or break’ for Cayman’s peak tourism season - and the wider economy - if visitor arrivals continue to flatten.
The next few months are going to be ‘make or break’ for Cayman’s peak tourism season - and the wider economy - if visitor arrivals continue to flatten.
Regulations which prohibit unvaccinated children from entering Cayman, staffing shortages and low air arrivals numbers were the three major roadblocks to rebuilding Cayman tourism industry.
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Department of Environmental Health and private sector stakeholders, has developed updated sanitisation guidelines for the tourism sector, which are now available on the DOT’s website.
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism has announced that new production of its ‘Dream in Cayman’ campaign is underway, and Caymanian talent is at the top of the call sheet.
New travel regulations issued for visitors wishing to travel to the Cayman Islands on or after the 20 November state that unvaccinated children of visitors are not permitted to enter the country.
Ensuring that the tourism industry is prepared to safely welcome visitors back to the islands is a top priority for the Ministry and Department of Tourism.
Even though the Cayman Islands has been shut to tourists since March 2020, visitors to the country have clearly not forgotten the lure of this destination, as the Cayman Islands has recently been recognised in magazine Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Award as a top island....
People working in a management capacity within Cayman’s tourism industry are being asked to complete a survey for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) which will help the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism see how it needs to develop Cayman’s tourism workforce.
Respected Caribbean hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig has been named the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).