by Brian Major
Last updated: 10:41 AM ET, Thu March 6, 2014
PHOTO: Cape Haitien, Haiti (Courtesy of Sunrise Airways)
Haitian-based carrier Sunrise Airways announced an agreement with Haiti's Ministry of Tourism to launch a variety of initiatives to increase tourism to the country.
Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding reached recently the airline will work with the tourism ministry to host travel agent fam trips, media visits, travel by potential business development partners and "other interested parties keen on promoting or investing in the country's tourism industry," according to a statement.
Tourism sector investment by Haiti's government and foreign investors exceeds $258 million to date, according to Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, Haiti's minister of tourism, and includes new hotel construction and redevelopment, airport expansion initiatives, hospitality education and training programs, a dedicated tourism police force, and new visitor attraction centers at key historical sites.
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