E like me nā wahi Caribbean ma ka ʻāina e wehe hou i kā lākou mau palena i ka wā o ka Covid-19 pandemic, ua hui pū kekahi hui o nā mokupuni kokoke he ʻewalu e noʻonoʻo hou a noʻonoʻo hou i kā lākou hoʻolālā mākaʻikaʻi mākaʻikaʻi i ka wā ma hope o Covid. Ua hui pū ʻo Nevis, St. Kitts, Saba, Statia, St. Maarten (Hōlani), Saint Martin (Palani), Anguilla a me St. Barths e hana i kahi hui Caribbean o 8, e ʻike nei ma o ka laulima pū ʻana hiki iā lākou ke hoʻonui i ko lākou alo. i ka mākeke a hana i nā manawa huakaʻi hou a me nā ala hou no nā mea kūʻai.

"Ua hauʻoli mākou e hoʻokumu i kēia hana hou," i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Jadine Yarde, CEO, Nevis Tourism Authority. "ʻO kā mākou pahuhopu maʻamau ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka huakaʻi intra-regional, me ka hoʻohana nui ʻana i kā mākou kokoke kekahi i kekahi, a me ka makemake o ka poʻe huakaʻi i kēia lā e ʻike i nā ʻike hou, e ʻohiʻohi ana i nā peʻa passport ma ke ala no nā kuleana kaena."

Ua hana ka laulima i wikiō wikiō hoʻolauna, me nā mea nui o ka mea kūikawā a me ka ʻokoʻa o kēlā me kēia mokupuni. E ʻōwili ʻia ka wikiō pīhoihoi, ʻelua mau minuke i loko o kā lākou paepae kaiāulu āpau e hoʻomaka ana i ka pule o ʻAukake 10, 2020. ʻO ka manaʻo ma lalo, ʻaʻohe wahi ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o ka Caribbean no nā huakaʻi i mākaukau e mākaʻikaʻi ke hiki mai ka manawa. akau.

"Kūpono mākou i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i kēia polokalamu," i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Chantelle Richardson, Luna Hoʻokele, Nā Mākaʻikaʻi International no ka Anguilla Tourist Board. "Maʻalahi ke kiʻi ʻia o ko mākou mau mokupuni e ka ea a me ke kai, a pono mākou e aʻo i kā mākou mau malihini kipa, ma loko o ka ʻāina a mai kā mākou mākeke kumuwaiwai kuʻuna, pehea e hoʻolālā a hoʻonui ai i kā lākou kipa."

ʻO Nevis, St. Kitts, Saba, Statia, St. Maarten, Saint Martin, Anguilla a me St. Barths e hōʻike ana i kahi hui o nā territori mokupuni ʻo Dutch, Pelekane a me Palani. He hālāwai kūikawā kēlā me kēia mokupuni, e hōʻike ana i ka moʻomeheu Caribbean nui, ka hana ʻana a me ka hoʻokipa ʻana i hoʻolilo ai i ka ʻāina i wahi i makemake ʻia no ka poʻe huakaʻi a puni ka hona. Hāʻawi like lākou i kahi nui o nā ʻike, nā meaʻai, nā kiʻi, nā mele a me nā puke, e kūʻē i nā kahakai o nā kahakai, nā kahakai kahaha, nā haʻuki ʻāina a me nā wai, a me nā hale kūʻai hale kūʻai ma nā helu kumukūʻai.

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As Caribbean destinations across the region reopen their borders in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of eight neighboring islands have joined together to rethink and re-imagine their tourism marketing strategy in the post-Covid era.
Barths have come together to form a Caribbean Group of 8, recognizing that through a joint collaboration they can amplify their presence in the marketplace and create new travel possibilities and fresh itineraries for consumers.
“Our islands are easily accessible by air and sea, and we need to educate our potential visitors, both within the region and from our traditional source markets, on how to plan and make the most of their visit.