Haití
Haiti is often associated with earthquakes, epidemics, hurricanes, and dictatorships; but some time ago this Caribbean territory was a privileged tourist destination and now it tries to rescue that tradition.
Data from the Haitian Ministry of Tourism indicate that one million people a year visit the country, many of them on cruises. It is known that several hotel chains are building new establishments and the shipping companies have plans to build their own ports and tourist complexes - such as in the north, on Isla de la Tortuga - or improve existing ones, such as Coco Plage, near Labadie , In the south.
A Haitian saying, which could be applied to tourism, says: "little by little, the bird builds its nest." At least since 2013, when Canada's first tourist groups landed in Port-au-Prince, the country entered the radar of the specialized media, from Travel Channel to Condé Nast Traveler, among others. In 2013, the writer Paul Clammer published an updated guide to Haiti, reissued in 2017, in the renowned English publisher Bradt. It is an indicator, since guides about the country were not published at least since the 1980s.
Languages spoken | Criollo haitiano, Francés |
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Currency used | Gourde haitiano (G, HTG) |
Country name | Haiti |