"The recovery and restoration process will be long and difficult," said Karolin Troubetzkoy, the CHTA's president. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging the region's tourism industry stakeholders to assist with both immediate and sustained relief efforts to support Haiti and the Bahamas, which were hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew. The Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien airports are fully operational. The storm affected 2.1 million people, with 1.4 million requiring humanitarian assistance, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Haiti, the Haiti Tourism Association and the National Network of Solidarity Tourism Operators. The official hurricane-related death toll is 473, according to Haiti's Civil Protection Service, but that number is expected to rise.Ĭhief concerns are the rising numbers of cholera cases and the humanitarian crises. Matthew made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with 125 mph winds tearing through the southern peninsula of a country that, in many places, is still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake. The Lighthouse Yacht Club & Marina on Andros was severely damaged and the roof 80% gone. The resort is open.Ĭentral Andros reported that Small Hope Bay does have damage but plans to reopen on Oct. Hilton at Resorts World Bimini reported no major property damage, although landscaping and the glass pavilion banquet space had damage. Tours are expected to be back on schedule by Oct. Grand Bahama Nature Tours was able to secure all of its equipment and will be able to run Jeep, bike, ATV and kayak tours as soon as all routes are cleared for safety. Garden of the Groves had extensive landscape damage, but restoration is underway. Unexso, the dive and dolphin tour company, is open for business. No opening date has been set for Ocean Reef Resort. Old Bahama Bay sustained minimal damage and will reopen once power and water have been restored. Taino Beach Resort had extensive damage and has no reopening date. Lighthouse Pointe is still assessing property damage and will update news on its reopening when possible. The Grande Lucayan, which includes the Lighthouse Pointe and Breakers Cay, had water and roof damage. Treasure Bay Casino had major roof damage but plans to reopen by Oct. Pelican Bay had roof damage to its conference center and is not open to leisure guests at this time. 14 Castaways, which had minor roof damage, is open with water, Wifi and limited electricity. Viva Wyndham Fortuna expects to reopen by Nov. Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is carrying passengers to Freeport. The airport in Grand Bahama is open to relief flights and domestic flights only. "Tourism on this island has come to a grinding halt," he said. "We have more damage than we had following Hurricane Frances," said Wilchcombe. The island still is struggling to rebound from the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004. Port Lucaya peeled right off, according to Obie Wilchcombe, Bahamas' minister of tourism and member of Parliament representing West Grand Bahama and Bimini. Many homes and businesses in West End were destroyed, and the storm Power in some areas could take several weeks to restore, and the storm flattened houses and tore off roofs. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise CollectionĮxuma Water Sports, caretakers for the island's famous swimming pigs, reported that all of the piggies (Mamma, Pappa and babies) are safe and sound.įreeport sustained serious damage from Matthew, which hit Grand Bahama Island as a Category 4 storm. Feeding the appetite for private experiences Island Routes, which offers excursions and custom experiences on 13 Caribbean islands, is expanding its Private & Bespoke.If you can't stand the heat, go on a river ship One advisor told me that the nice thing about river cruises and the extreme heat waves in Europe is that travelers always have.Travel-related stress, deconstructed A survey explores why couples find their significant others to be so damn annoying when they vacation together.Finding the WOW factor in Portugal A new cultural district in Porto is a must for wine lovers.
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