The Belize Tourism Board released the stats for the first half of 2014.
"Tourist arrivals continue to go up!"
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The Belize Tourism Board has released the tourism statistics from last year, and overnight tourism is up an average of 5.5%. "The final figures for the 2013 tourism year are in, and we are happy to report that Belize’s Overnight and Cruise arrivals are up! Last year Belize recorded 223,510 in PGIA arrivals. March 2013 saw the highest tourist arrivals at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) with 28,623 visitors; this is a 10.2% increase in comparison to March 2012. The month with the largest increase in 2013 was August, with a 10.5% increase when compared to August 2012. While there were 3% decreases for April and September, overall PGIA arrivals are up 5.5%." 
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The Belize Tourism Board released a great video that documents last year's successes. They have some of the statistics from last year too, and talk about the logo change and website upgrade. The Cayo Welcome Center is highlighted, and they even mention the BDRP II. They talk about the tourism strategy, from trade shows to social media. They mention the new flights to and from Belize in the video. Well done, BTB.
"The Belize Tourism Board give a review of the year 2013 with all the tourism arrival statistics, marketing strategies, celebrating achievements in the industry and announcing strategies for 2014."
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The Belize Tourism Board and some local media paid a visit to Cayo, and they got to see Black Rock Lodge, Windy Hill Resort, and Green Hills Butterfly Ranch. They got some great video from the visit, and you can learn something about the places at the same time. Spoiler: the black rock is slate.
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The Belize Tourism Board has published their latest Toucan Talk newsletter. They highlight that overnight tourist numbers are up, as is cruise tourism. You can read about the winners of the Patriotic competition, of which all 3 spots were from Cayo, and see some of the foreign tourism expos they've visited. It's filled with great articles and fun, vibrant pictures, so it's worth a read.
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The Belize Touism Board invited the Los Angeles Clippers to Belize in their latest humorous invite. The Breaking Bad cast invite was classic, and this one's well done too. They also mention the new L.A. to Belize flight that Delta will start offering for the next busy season. But maybe send the team to play on Falcon Field instead of in Belize City. Yes, they really did mention BC as a destination. Funny!
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Flavors of Belize's 2013 edition, which you might have seen around at some of the Belize Tourism Board displays at various events around Belize, is online. Tanya McNab always does a great job from the articles to the photography. Cayo starts on page 44. Check it out.
"In 2009, McNab Publishing Ltd., launched Flavors of Belize - The Magazine, Belize's first comprehensive culinary periodical."
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The San Ignacio Resort Hotel just got a superb review from the Ambergris Today. It highlights the beauty of the hotel, and the quality and teamwork of its staff. It's obvious why they won the Belize Tourism Board's 'Hotel of the Year' award. Humberto and the Green Iguana Conservation Project get praise too, of course. Jose Luis Zapata got some great pictures.
"Nestled in the heart of the Cayo District you will find one of Belize’s oldest and finest premier resort, The San Ignacio Resort Hotel. This resort boasts first class amenities and accommodations for locals and international visitors seeking to relax or explore our beautiful Belize. Upon our arrival at the hotel we were greeted with the warmest of smiles from of one the friendliest front desk receptionist, Amaris Wakefield; she immediately made us feel at home...
A huge part that makes your stay at the resort is the staff’s professional and friendly service. Through the very enlightening encounters with their staff you can learn how knowledgeable Humberto Requena is about the Green Iguana Project (you get big smiles from him all the time), how attentive to details and serviceable waiter/bartender Ragner Smith and Food & Beverage Manager Fiona Rudon are, how Daryll Leslie from maintenance is willing to help out any of his coworkers and even the guests in anything possible and how Head Chef of the Running W Restaurant Estella Vellicillo has over 13 years experience in the culinary field."
Jenny Phung's curator insight,
October 7, 2014 12:25 AM
With only 24 rooms in the hotel, including a master suite, regal rooms, deluxe balcony and garden view rooms, spa suite and also the pool with the view of lush rainforest, San Ignacio Resort Hotel attracts the customers by their professional and friendly staffs that bring the perfectly services in each rooms. The staffs work and treat each other like a family so they have created a friendly working environment. More than that, the rooms are always bright by coloured painting of local artists and each room provide the private balcony with the overlooking pool and jungle canopy and full of amenities like cable television, telephone, wifi, ceiling fan, air conditioning, in room safe, spacious walk in shower and hair dryer. Moreover, the hotel also makes their customers feel like home by the personalized letters to welcome and detailed gift for each night of their stay. The staffs always have the interaction with the customers and in charge of keeping the room perfectly clean. Furthermore, the San Ignacio Resort and Hotel also has hosted many graduations, weddings, concerts, and parties and offered the educational tour which helped the students understand the importance of protection and conservation of the green iguanas. This resort and hotel is recommend by the previous customers.
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The Belize Tourism Board scored one on 'Breaking Bad' with the best possible reply to a negative comment involving Belize. Funny! Looks like the cast will be paying a visit to Belize themselves.
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The San Ignacio Resort Hotel won the Hotel of the Year award from the Belize Tourism Board, and they put out a great response, commending their employees for making it happen. They explained it nicely and humbly. Congratulations once again!
"Accepting the award on behalf of the San Ignacio Resort Hotel were Operations Manager Paulita Bedran Figueroa and Managing Director Mariam Bedran Roberson. Both sisters say their employees put the San Ignacio Resort Hotel on top: 'Collectively, they are the most incredible asset any hotel management team could ask for. This award reflects the years of hard work that the San Ignacio Resort Hotel family has invested into making the hotel one of the best experiences guests can enjoy in Belize.'"
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The BTB and the FCCA are having an essay competition for children up to the age of 16. The focus is sustainable tourism, and the topic is 'What Makes My Destination Different from Others?' There are 2 months left to submit the essays. Best of luck!
"The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association and the Belize Tourism Board are delighted to invite the students of Belize to participate in the 2013 FCCA Foundation for the Caribbean Children’s Essay Competition. This essay competition seeks to promote and stimulate environmental awareness among Caribbean students – promoting their destination - while effectively educating our younger generation on the importance of environmental protection."
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The Belize Tourism Board has posted a video from Travel and Leisure that's all about Belize. Cayo is all over it, from the Blue Hole to Big Rock Falls, to Caracol. They have some good video from ziplining, hiking in the jungle, cave tubing, and horseback riding. It's a well done video, and was shot in high definition.
"Belize, the only English-speaking country in Central America, offers a unique combination of richly, rewarding experiences that make it unlike any destination on the planet. Swim with the exotic sea life along the Western Hemisphere's largets barrier reef. Explore the fascinating mysteries of the largest concentration of Maya sites in the region."
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Not only is Xunantunich getting a new visitor's center, but now they have a K-9 team there as part of their 'Paws on the Ground' initiative. A big thanks to the BTIA and BTB for building Xico his luxury kennel. The Belize K-9 team has been keeping Belize safe - taking a bite out of crime - for almost a year now. Thanks, guys!
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The 2014 edition of the BTIA's Destination Belize magazine has been launched. They always have a great section on Cayo, of course. Last year's edition is online. "The 2014 Destination Magazine includes amazing photography of our destinations and the BTIA has further incorporated the Belize Tourist Board's creative marketing strategy to ensure a unified public and private sector branding for Belize. It also includes articles on our remarkable reef; protected areas; Heartland of the Maya; Getting Married in Belize; Real Estate and Retirement; kite surfing; our exotic culinary dishes; yearly activities and a complete listing of industry partners and BTIA members.
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Remember last year when the BTB offered the Breaking Bad stars a trip to Belize when they'd mentioned it in the show? They won some awards because of it. It was well done.
"The Belize Tourism Board with Olson Engage took home Best in Show honors for its 'Breaking Bad’s Trip to Belize' campaign at the In2 SABRE Awards at the Four Seasons San Francisco last week. The campaign — which also won in for marketing buzz and digital influence — took home best in show for turning a potential negative into a memorable, remarkable opportunity. Earlier this year, the hit AMC show 'Breaking Bad' used the phrase taking a 'trip to Belize' as a euphemism for killing someone. Following this, the Belize Tourism Board showed its sense of humor in a series of light-hearted tweets directed at the show’s actors and TV influencers. The team also partnered with the New York Times for an exclusive story inviting the cast of 'Breaking Bad' on a free vacation to Belize."
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The Belize Tourism Board's website was listed on Skift.com's '20 Best Designed Tourism Websites in the World' list. The site is pretty nice, and worth a quick look.
"TravelBelize.org immediately pulls first-time and repeat site visitors in with an embedded Vimeo video. This is an advanced technique that few other tourism websites employ. The website continues to engage visitors with a scrolling homepage that uses large graphics and warm colors to highlight the activities at and tropical culture of the destination."
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T-shirts made from plastic? Yes! The concept was demonstrated at the World Travel Expo in London this week. They collected 18 million plastic bottles, made a fiber that was turned into yarn, and then used that to make the shirts. Better than burning or discarding. The Belize Tourism Board really scored big with this one. Truly an inspiring video, and definitely worth a watch.
"Andrew Wigmore, the managing director of Wigmore Media, talks about a project in Belize where they convert plastic bottles into make T-Shirts. He explains how it's done, the cost and its impact on the environment"
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The Belize Audubon Society has teamed up with the Belize Tourism Board, Smart, CACHE, NICH, and the Benque House of Culture to do an Urban Bird Watch in Benque. Dirk Francisco will be leading the watch, and it's free. It'll be Sunday, October 20th, starting at 6:00am.
"Join us FB fans, bring your family and friends and lets go birding in Benque Viejo Del Carmen on October 30th, 2013. Share! Share! Share!"
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Cayo has parrots, national parks, caves, hiking, and jungles, according to the Belize Tourism Board's graphic's legend. They forgot the rivers, waterfalls, Mayan sites, horseback riding, canoeing, and a lot more. It's neat nevertheless. Well done.
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Happy Independence Eve! There's a lot going on in Cayo this weekend. Parades, music, dinner specials, motorcades, and fireworks. The special September Celebration edition of Music in the Park was spectacular. A big thanks to the BTB and Fuego Bar and Grill for making this happen! Have a great holiday weekend!
In related news, Fuego is having their Music in the Park tonight, and the Jade Band will be playing.
"There was a lot happening at the Cayo Welcome Center Saturday. The Belize Tourism Board set up a great little display, and they gave out prizes and some food during the day. The World Culture Band teamed up with Emmanuel Mangar again at night. Rompe Rajas also played a few sets."
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