haiti tourism

The Festival of the sea 2013 was witnessed by high profile dignitaries from the Ministry of Tourism of the northern region of Haiti. The ceremony is done once a year to bolster tourism in Haiti. This is the second year the ceremony is being celebrated. In this year's ceremony the Festival of the Sea was launched on the Wednesday of 7th August 2013 at Deco Bar-Restaurant (Cap-Haitien). In his launch speech the sitting Director of the Ministry of Tourism of the Northern Regional Office Ms. Dieudonne Luma Etienne said the cultural event will open up the North as a significant tourist attraction destination.

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In a bid to promote tourism Haiti held the 2nd annual Festival of the Sea event this year from 9th day of August to the 11th of the same month. The ministry of Tourism has expressed support to this remarkable ceremony which draws participants from across the nation and beyond. The ceremony is done to attract tourist through expression of culture. It is also seen as an important tool for entrepreneurs to seize business opportunities.

The event held on the Boulevard du Cap in Cap-Haitien is also intended to expose the tourist destinations in the North.

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A hospitality training center was launched in Les Cayes with President Martelly and Stephanie Villedrouin, Minister of Tourism, attending.

The school was built where Senegalese peacekeepers representing the UN mission had formerly based their operations.

Minister Villedrouin has made hotel and restaurant training a high priority in her department. She says the goal is to offer vocational training for youth in the South Department so they can work in a profession that pays decent wages.

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The Government of Haiti (GOH) has failed to fulfill the 1987 Constitution's mandate botanical gardens must be created as part of its infrastructure.

Haiti remains undeveloped ecologically. While the remainder of the world contains 2,500 botanical gardens, Haiti has not one. Les Cayes Botanical Garden, a model of biodiversity, is a private venture.

Botanist William Cinéas is calling on the GOH to start funding a National Botanical Garden, and a network of them throughout the country by 2020.

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Haiti needs more than Cayes Botanical Garden to maintain and protect its biodiversity; it needs botanical gardens strategically planted throughout the island.

The 1987 Constitution states Haiti's duty is ". . . to . . . maintain botanical . . . gardens at certain points in its territory." But a National Botanical Garden has yet to be created.

CBG has offered to fill the gap for information and is putting together a program to make Haitians aware about the benefits of preserving diverse plant species.

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For those who want to visit the Cormier Plage, great deals are always available through the hotels website and their twitter feed is forever abuzz with updates on their deals and discounts. The resort hotel's current summer promotion, which extends through to August 31, 2013, offers a 20% discount on room prices and there are offers, on occasion, for free airport shuttling; making it more affordable to experience a vacation that is off the beaten path.

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On its lengthy list of amenities on offer, the Cormier Beach Resort is also in a convenient location for those travelling in and around the area. If one is on a trip to Labadee, Amiga Island, Cadrasse or the Citadelle, the hotel is a central point to connect you to all of your other destinations with ease and convenience. . The swanky, strategically placed hotel is also only just over a half hour from the airport, and 15 minutes from Cap-Haitien.

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On the site in the town of Choiseul near Milot in the northern town of Haiti, a major tourist reception structure was inaugurated. In the objective to promote tourism in Haiti, specially in the North of the country which is the destination for several historic sites such as the most loved and well-known landmarks, the Citadelle Laferrière, the Haitian government has been making lots of efforts to bring tourism back in Haiti.

The government wants to create more tourist reception centers all over Haiti. It hopes that the reception sites will attract local and foreign investors to create restaurant, hotels, kiosks for crafts merchants.

With this improvements being made for tourist reception in town of Choiseul, Milot, Haiti vision as a tourist destination is now more than just a pipe dream.

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Here is a picture of Hotel Montana in the city of Petion-Ville, Haiti.

Hotel Montana was built in 1946 and considered at the time one of the best tourist resorts in the country. During the 2010 earthquake, the hotel was affected severely where the main building of the hotel collapsed. An estimated 200 guests were reported missing following the building collapse. Since 2011, management has been working on reconstruction with their bar, pool, restaurant and some rooms already in operation.

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Here is just an example of the beautiful island of Ile a Vache near the city of Cayes. This picture perfect island in Haiti has a story of its and a potential for tourism development that is above everything else in the Caribbean.

The government of Martelly has announced recently a new plan to develop the island while making sure it keeps its natural beauty

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