Haiti Travel

Haiti skies have opened up JetBlue, which launched its first official flight to the Caribbean country in early December. The plan is for the carrier, based out of New York City, to operate three flights to the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, daily. One flight will come out of the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and two will depart from Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale. As part of their major expansion project in the Caribbean, JetBlue has made Haiti their 82nd destination.

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Haitian Commissioner, Carl Boucher, has created Haiti's first tourist police, POLITOUR. The first graduation class of 27 tourist police will be sent to North Department. They will be responsible for protecting all tourist spots and places of tourist activity.

POLITOUR will educate tourists on cultural and historical places of note. It will be both a presence to deter crime, and goodwill agency to encourage more tourist dollars to flow into Haiti.

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United States citizens wishing to travel to the Caribbean country of Haiti have been warned by the U.S. State Department to travel with more than just their sunscreen. In a recent release from the State Department, the high rate of crimes in Haiti, especially those against Americans, juxtaposed with the lack of reliable medical services such as ambulances and the limited scope of the protection offered by security forces, make the need for personable measures safeguarding individual safety necessary.

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Here is a picture of Boheme - Cruiseline in Cap-Haitian Bay. This is a reminder of the important days in the city when tourism was a booming industry

The new government of Haiti is attempting to bring the industry back to life

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In this picture, you can see the airline that many Haitians were proud of. Haiti Trans Air was a Haitian own airline. It started in 1987, frying from Miami International Airport to Port-au-Prince. It went oiut of business in 1995, after providing services to its customers for over eight years.

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This is something needed at Toussaint Louverture Airport in Por-au-Prince. The main airport in Haiti has been renovated with several improvement work done. The Haitian President, after a long visit to Europe took the opportunity to unveiled a series of renovative work at Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airportt

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This is the first time that a major jet has landed at the airport of Cap-Haitian. It transported the Secretary of State of the United States, Ms. Hillary Clinton

The American official landed in the New Cap-Haitian airport for the inauguration of the Park Industrial Caracol

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The music band Vikings had its on influence shaping Compass genre. They were a guitar mini-jazz combo band type.

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Several factors currently in place in Haiti cause the situation to be dangerous for visitors of Haiti. Consequently, the U.S. State Department is warning its citizens to strongly consider before deciding to visit Haiti. This is one of the strongest statements for a while by the United States government regarding traveling to Haiti. It sites factors such as high crime level, cholera outbreak and inadequate infrastructure.

The announcement by the United States government warning people not to travel to Haiti came out a few days after the Haitian President Michel Martelly traveled in several regions in the country promoting tourism.

This new warning by U.S. State Department not to travel to Haiti can not be good for business

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The Carnival des Fleurs inspired the addition of two flights by American Airlines into Port-au-Prince from Miami. Undertaken on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of July, 2013, both flights helped to enhance the convenience for passengers wishing to travel from Miami to Port-au-Prince. Suddenly, the route without any flights had multiple, as newly inaugurated Haiti Aviation also took to the skies with its own flights linking both cities. The first flight from Miami landed at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport two hours behind the schedule, at nearly noon.

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