Haiti Travel ( Cap-Haitien )

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A major city in Haiti, Cap-Haitien is a superb holiday destination. Nature has blessed this place with natural beauty and charm that allures visitors coming here. A port city with great history, vivacious market place and beautiful, gorgeous coastline is Cap-Haitien. It is more relaxing than the capital city Port au Prince. The striking beauty of this makes you forget everything and you find yourself plunge yourself in it. From fortresses, churches to beaches, Cap-Haitien has many niche areas where one can ponder around.
One can site this wonderful holiday destination on the north coast of Haiti. It is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean on east and Cap’s mountains west giving glorifying in the city. The second largest city of Haiti, Cap-Haitien is well connected to other parts of Haiti by various modes of transport. Air access to this place is possible from other Caribbean places like Bahamas, Jamaica and other places.
There are numerous places of interests where tourists will find themselves amidst immense beauty. La Ferrière Fortress and Sans Souci are worth visiting due to their marvelous architecture. Cap Haitien Cathedral is the most famous church with intense serenity. Cap Haitien Art School, Fort D'Ógeron and Fort Roche are some other famous monuments here of historical importance. The city can be called the one with rich historical values. The monuments reflect the French style of architecture representative of the existence of French colonies here. This is the reason one finds the language being widely spoken here.
Mountain of the living spirits, Labadie beach and the Turtle are prominent natural attractions. Visiting Labadie beach should definitely be on your agenda. Shopping can be really fun with you taking souvenirs from this place that would remind of the beautiful time you have spend here. Weaving works and the metal works are the ideal things to buy from here. There are some real good shops selling handicrafts and artifacts.
When in Haiti, one should definitely visit and explore the beautiful and charming city of Cap-Haitien.
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Haiti Travel ( Port-Au-Prince )

Haiti Travel  ( Port-Au-Prince )

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The capital city of Haiti, Port au Prince is the focal point in the map of Haiti attracting tourists from across the world. The pristine and entrancing beaches and the picturesque gulf allure the visitors. It’s not only the fun on the beach but a lot more on the way than one expects. Port au Prince has it all – sightseeing, excursions, nightlife, shopping and cruising – all that one anticipates when setting on for a vacation.
The beautiful capital city is located on the Gulf of Gonave. The international airport of Port au Prince is well-connected to most of the Caribbean cities. There are many flights plying between Port au Prince and the Caribbean. So gaining access to this place is very easy. The city experiences a tropical and wet climate with the temperature remaining more or less the same throughout the year.
Port au Prince has numerous sites to visit that are simply overwhelming and remarkable. St. Trinity Cathedral showcases some of the beautiful murals and paintings featuring the tradition of local voodoos and the Christian creed. There are some other places highlighting the glory and the culture of this country and Museum of Haitian Art is one amongst them. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Musée d'Art Haïtien du Collège St. Pierre, Santa Maria ship and the Musée Nationale are few places that are worth visiting.
The beach at the Port au Prince offers a range of water sports and adventure activities like swimming, boating, snorkeling, diving and so on and so forth. Many tourists go for cruise excursions to the neighboring cities like Petionville and Les Cayes that have their own charm. Like other Caribbean cities, the nightlife in Port au Prince features the characteristic beach culture. Petionville, a suburb is the best place to enjoy an exciting nightlife. Some nightclubs and bars are also there in the city to hang out and make the most of it.
No vacation can be complete without shopping. There are numerous shops in Fermathe that sell exquisite handicrafts. Embroidered Haitian clothing, iron works, woodcarvings and wooden bowls are the souvenirs the tourists usually buy here. Visit the exotic Port au Prince and spend your holiday in a Caribbean way.
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Projects for Saint-Louis du Sud :
Wednesday, Ms. Karine Conde, Departmental Director of Tourism South met Saintama Dieunel and Simon Jean Wilfrid respectively Mayor and Director of the city of Saint-Louis du Sud, on the various projects to be executed in this town.

Meeting with the Town Hall of Jacmel :
Wednesday, Ms. Dithny Joan Raton, Departmental Director of Tourism South East, accompanied by Carola Paredes, the Technical Assistant Heritage and Culture of the Spanish Cooperation (AECID), met the Mayor of Jacmel, Mr. Paul Hughes, for a presentation of action plan of Ministry of Tourism in the town of Jacmel. They then visited the progress of the construction of the new market. During this visit, the question of a space to accommodate the accompanying office of merchant towards family planning methods was addressed by Ms. Michelet Pierre-Louis, the Representative of Public Health. Furthermore, in order to plan the inauguration of the Town Hall of Jacmel in December, a site visit was organized.

Resumption of activities of the Hotel El Rancho :
Destroyed by the earthquake of January 2010, the El Rancho, after major beautification efforts blend of modernity and history, has finally resumed operations under the name of NH Haiti El Rancho. It offers rooms, a restaurant, meeting rooms and a casino and already welcomed its first customers. Ultimately in the project presented by Reginald Boulos, within 5 years the hotel will have 114 rooms and will be part of a large real estate project with a hotel component on a property of over 70,000 square meters in Petion-Ville.http://www.haitilibre.com



Training in marketing techniques for small hotels :
In order to strengthen the Hotel Park of Cap-Haitien, the Caribbean Development Bank, with the logistical support of the Sofitraining organizes a 5-days training seminar, from October 23 to 27, on the techniques of training of small hotels at the Hôtel Auberge of Picolet of Cap-Haitien. 22 people attending the seminar which is organized around four modules : 1 - The definition of marketing; 2 - The importance of marketing; 3 - Who is the agent of marketing ? 4 - The strategies and marketing techniques.

High expectations for North Destination :
Back from his mission to promote Haiti, in Turks and Caicos, Ms. Dieudonne Luma Etienne, Regional Director North Ministry of Tourism at a press briefing on the runway of Cap-Haitien International Airport welcomed the positive outcome of the mission "Turks Caicos Islands annually receives about one million tourists a year, if we get at least 5% of these visitors, I think it will be a good opportunity for the Destination North," said the Director talking about the proximity in terms of time, less than 40 minutes between Haiti and Turks and Caicos, she indicated opted for the "One day excursion"

Haïti - Tourisme : La Police Touristique, d’abord dans le Nord

Haïti - Tourisme : La Police Touristique, d’abord dans le Nord 25/10/2013 13:26:49 Jeudi, dans le cadre de la mise en place de la Police Touristique (POLITOUR) dans la Destination Nord, Mme Dieudonne Luma Étienne, Directrice Régionale Nord du Ministère du Touristique, a rencontré notamment, le Commissaire Carl-Henry Boucher, Directeur de la POLITOUR en Haïti, le Cartel Municipal du Cap-Haïtien, le Vice-Délégué du Nord, le Directeur du Ministère de la Planification et de la Coopération Externe et un représentant de la Police Nationale Nord (PNH-Nord). Le Commissaire Boucher, après avoir fait la présentation des différentes étapes de la constitution et l’institutionnalisation de la POLITOUR a annoncé que celle-ci sera déployée d’abord dans le Nord, avant de s’étendre sur le reste du territoire dans les zones concernées. Grâce à cette unité spécialisée de la PNH, tous les sites et toutes les activités touristiques seront sécurisées, orientées et guidées en Haïti, tenant compte de la vision du Gouvernement haïtien de faire du secteur touristique un vecteur de développement économique. Rappelons que la Cérémonie de graduation de la Première promotion de la Police Touristique [57 agents] a eu lieu le vendredi 27 septembre dernier à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du tourisme, organisée par l’Organisation Mondiale du Tourisme. « En résumé, la POLITOUR sera là pour faciliter le développement dans la Destination Nord », a déclaré Mme Dieudonne Luma Etienne qui a réaffirmé le rôle de son Ministère, celui de contribuer à la venue des touristes pour venir « vivre l’Expérience ! »

Haiti Teams Up with Delta to Woo Tourists

But is the country truly ready to receive droves of foreign tourists?

OPINION
In the last 20 years or so, I have crisscrossed Haiti, covering coups, chaos and carnivals.  My visits to my beloved homeland have always been business, with an occasional escape to the beach or mountains thrown in between.
But with the country enjoying a semblance of stability, the Haitian government has been on an all-out blitz to convince foreigners that Haiti is open for business and that they should come for a visit, despite what they have heard about the mountainous, magical and troubled Caribbean nation.

Recently, Delta Airlines, which flies a daily flight from New York to Port-au-Prince, has been assisting the government in its quest to change Haiti’s image.  I was one of a dozen journalists invited by Delta Airlines and the Haitian government to visit Haiti and share with our audience what they could find in Haiti.
I applaud the government’s tenacity and audacity.  I left Haiti when I was 10 years old but Haiti never left me 40 years later.  So I keep coming back.
I thought about the offer for a few minutes and I accepted. I had been writing about the misguided strategy of developing tourism industry with all of the problems besieging the country.
But I wanted to be fair and hear their argument and why they think developing the tourism sector is the best strategy at this time. And of course, it was nice to visit Haiti without having a deadline, or rushing from one business meeting to another.
Delta and the government put on their best face. We were whisked from one reception to another, and treated royally. My colleagues got a good sense of the best that Haiti has to offer: food, folkloric dance, a Vodou ceremony, and the Citadelle (a UNESCO heritage monument). The beaches were inviting and warm, and the people, extremely friendly.
But we also saw Haiti with all of its rawness. Despite its best efforts, the government couldn’t stop the grinding traffic, the trash, the putrid smell and a complete lack of infrastructure.
Almost four years after the earthquake, new hotels have opened, new ones are being built and existing hotels are expanding to fill the need for rooms in Port-au-Prince. I applaud the entrepreneurs who have built hotels and are seeking investors for new ones. These initiatives are long overdue

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Haiti travel getting competition

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JetBlue Airways, the low-cost carrier that has become a major player in the South Florida and Caribbean market, said Thursday it plans to begin offering daily nonstop service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from New York and Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Traveling to Haiti just got a bit more competitive.

JetBlue Airways, the low-cost carrier that has become a major player in the South Florida and Caribbean market, said Thursday it plans to begin offering daily nonstop service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from New York and Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood as early as December.
The announcement of JetBlue’s continued expansion into the region comes as a new Haitian start-up prepares for its Mother’s Day inaugural flight from Nassau, Bahamas to Port-au-Prince. The airline, Kombit, will partner with Fort-Lauderdale-based IBC Travel Inc, which currently offers charter services to the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haïtien from Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
As part of the partnership, IBC will enter into a co-share arrangement for its international fights. It is also providing Kombit with Saab 340 turboprops twin-engine turboprop aircrafts for flights between Port-au-Prince and key Haitian cities.
“They see the opportunities that are right now in Haiti,” Dimitri Fouchard, a Haitian airline veteran who is an investor in Kombit, said about IBC, which is also adding flights from West Palm Beach to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti’s second-largest city. IBC now offers direct jet service into Cap-Haïtien from Miami and Fort Lauderdale five times per week.
Currently, Insel Air and legacy carriers American and Air France offer service from Miami to Port-au-Prince; Spirit Airlines and American Eagle also offer direct service from Fort Lauderdale. Delta also flies to Port-au-Prince from Atlanta and New York.“This is great news for Haiti, particularly for the tourism sector,” said Haiti’s Tourism Minister Stephanie Balmir Villedrouin, who met with JetBlue executives in Haiti last month. "I am confident with JetBlue we will be able to plan tourist packages for Haitians living abroad, especially for the youth who want to travel and visit their country of origin."
The expanded travel choices for Haiti visitors come as the country’s government seeks to boost tourism and attract both foreigners and Haitians as vacationers. Several new hotels have opened in recent months, including U.S. and Spanish brands, and hundreds of additional hotel rooms are under construction. The government also is investing in renovating and expanding airports outside the capital.
In October, the Haitian government unveiled a newly asphalted 7,500-foot runway in Cap-Haïtien, the first step in transforming the regional airport into an international hub. Last month, Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced that the airport, which is still being renovated, will be renamed in honor of deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
JetBlue spokeswoman Allison Steinberg said it’s too early to tell whether flights to Cap-Haïtien will be in its future lineup. The airline will begin flying into Haiti’s capital as early as December — just in time for Christmas and pre-carnival celebrations — pending Haitian and U.S. government approval.
“We feel the airport infrastructure can support our operations,’’ she said.
From Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport, JetBlue plans to offer one daily nonstop flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and twice daily flights to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).  

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