ON THE GERMAN – DUTCH CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP
Interesting editorial in The Daily Herald (St. Maarten)
“The visit of German ambassador Heinz-Peter Behr last week should serve as an eye-opener on the largely untapped possibilities that European market offers. Up to now much of the attention regarding the “Old Continent” understandably regards the Netherlands and France from which “The Friendly Island” also has direct airlift, but Germany as Europe’s economic powerhouse and surrounding nations hold great tourism potential.
Curacao managed to attract Air Berlin flights recently and already has noticed a marked increase in the number of visitors from that part of the …
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON CURACAO
Public transportation in the tourism industry
Curacao is an increasingly popular tourist destination. As in many other tourist destinations, travel agencies and hotels offer various transportation services for tourists. Also, supermarkets, restaurants, car rental agencies or hotels, have started to offer (complimentary) transportation services for tourists.
According to the Island Decree on public transportation, it is required to have a permit for the public transportation of people or groups. The law prescribes that (arranging for) unauthorized public transportation is punishable by a penalty of Naf 2.500 or a 30-day imprisonment. The background of these regulations is basically to protect the …
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CURACAO TOURISM BOOMS
Article on Curacao by Ben Fox (Associated Press)
Various newspapers, including USA Today and Miami Herald, published an article by Ben Fox. Here follows an excerpt:
In a grim season for Caribbean tourism, an island just north of Venezuela stands out: Hotel rooms are scarce and discounts unavailable.
That’s largely because Curacao is crowded with Venezuelans, many fleeing their country’s spiraling inflation and currency controls for a Dutch Caribbean island best known for its diving opportunities and historic city center, a U.N. World Heritage site. (…)
Curacao officials project 2008 visitor growth of 30 percent to about 390,000 people. The latest …
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