A potential tourism recovery in the Mexican Caribbean will hinge on ensuring the swift return of direct access to the region’s air hubs in Cancun, Cozmuel and Chetumal, according to the Quintana Roo Tourism Board. 

The Board, which represents destinations including Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Isla Holbox, and Bacalar, says the State is focused on limiting the spread of coronavirus, while planning for a “multiphase recovery” amid the pandemic.

“This will ultimately result in our ability to recover more quickly as the global travel sector begins to rebound later this year,” said Dario Flota, CEO of the Quintana Roo Tourism Board. 

While air access will be vital, the Board said it was just as important to make sure the tourism industry and consumers were aware of “the enhanced health and hygiene protocols in place across the state and the locations frequented by tourists.”

“Working together with both the domestic and international tourism industry, the Quintana Roo Tourism Board is committed to investing in the critical recovery period to come,” the Board said.

The launch of the board’s newly-launched “Paradise Can Wait” campaign coincides with the 50th anniversary of Cancun. 

— CJ

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Delta Air Lines is adding a pair of new routes to its Caribbean flight schedule for the month of may, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

After flying just two routes to the Caribbean region in April, Delta Air Lines has announced a pair of new routes to the Caribbean: Atlanta to St Thomas and Atlanta to St Croix. 

Delta will be flying the Atlanta-St Croix route weekly on Saturdays, and will be operating Atlanta-St Thomas flights “less than” daily. 

“Customer demand, CDC guidelines, and government travel regulations continue to shape Delta’s network schedule,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement.

Along with the new routes come some reductions.

Existing service from Atlanta to San Juan, Puerto Rico have gone from daily to “less than daily,” while daily flights have been reduced to weekly Saturday service from New York to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. 

Delta is also flying from Atlanta to San Jose, Costa Rica and San Pedro Sula, among other Caribbean Basin destinations. 

The San Jose flights and the San Pedro Sula flights are both operating “less than daily.” The carrier has not specified what that means. 

Delta also removed a number of flights it had been operating in April, including flights from Atlanta to Cancun, Nassau and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, among others. 

“Delta continues evaluating its scheduled summer service and will adjust as needed,” the company said. 

— CJ

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It’s somewhere between the setting of the sun and twilight, when all you hear are the gentle laps of waves and the early chirps of tree frogs.

Here at the Hotel Bakoua on the Bay of Fort de France, it is still and serene and mystical.

And as you sit and watch the orange-purple sky, you listen to the amphibious metronome, lulling you to a different stratum of tranquility.

Take a little journey to Martinique in the latest Caribbean Moment below.

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