After Maria and Irma: Caribbean Tourism, Island by Island
- 7 years ago
After Maria and Irma: Caribbean Tourism, Island by Island
"We have to prepare ourselves mentally, manage our expectations realistically
and we will get through it." British Virgin Islands These 60 islands east of Puerto Rico, which include Tortola, are also extremely dependent on tourism and benefit from visitors from the nearby United States Virgin Islands.
Many hotels, including the Westin Dawn Beach Resort
and Spa, Esmeralda Resort, Belair Beach Hotel, Oyster Bay Beach Resort, Riu Palace St. Martin and Summit Resort Hotel, reported significant damage.
José Izquierdo, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the government agency in charge of tourism, said the island was focused on helping its less fortunate neighbors get food
and medical assistance, and assisting in arranging travel back to the continental United States.
Barbuda’s hotels were also damaged, but because there were fewer than 100 rooms on the island,
the overall effect on tourism is minimal, the Caribbean Tourism Organization said.
After Irma, many hotels reported being without power
and water on this British overseas territory, which, besides tourism, also relies on offshore financial services and fishing, according to the Central Intelligence Agency.
" Mr. De Niro said in a statement to Deadline.com.
that We are beyond saddened to learn of the devastation in Barbuda caused from Hurricane Irma and look forward to working with the Paradise Found Nobu Resort team, the Barbuda Council, GOAB and the entire Barbuda community to successfully rebuild what nature has taken away from us,
"We have to prepare ourselves mentally, manage our expectations realistically
and we will get through it." British Virgin Islands These 60 islands east of Puerto Rico, which include Tortola, are also extremely dependent on tourism and benefit from visitors from the nearby United States Virgin Islands.
Many hotels, including the Westin Dawn Beach Resort
and Spa, Esmeralda Resort, Belair Beach Hotel, Oyster Bay Beach Resort, Riu Palace St. Martin and Summit Resort Hotel, reported significant damage.
José Izquierdo, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the government agency in charge of tourism, said the island was focused on helping its less fortunate neighbors get food
and medical assistance, and assisting in arranging travel back to the continental United States.
Barbuda’s hotels were also damaged, but because there were fewer than 100 rooms on the island,
the overall effect on tourism is minimal, the Caribbean Tourism Organization said.
After Irma, many hotels reported being without power
and water on this British overseas territory, which, besides tourism, also relies on offshore financial services and fishing, according to the Central Intelligence Agency.
" Mr. De Niro said in a statement to Deadline.com.
that We are beyond saddened to learn of the devastation in Barbuda caused from Hurricane Irma and look forward to working with the Paradise Found Nobu Resort team, the Barbuda Council, GOAB and the entire Barbuda community to successfully rebuild what nature has taken away from us,