Travel

Haiti-USA Visa Question : Does your Income Matter?

A Haitian women asked me this US VISA question: "I work at a bank and I've been thinking about applying for a US visa, but I was wondering whether or not my monthly 20,000 gourdes income is enough to qualify..." more »

June 5, 2016 7:53 PM

Haiti-USA Visa Question : Does traveling to the Dominican Republic Increase your chances of getting a US Visa?

There are many Haitians in Haiti who believe that buying a Dominican visa and traveling to the Dominican Republic a few times will increase their chance of getting a visa to the United States... Is this true of false??? more »

May 12, 2016 12:50 PM

FLASH: 4-Year-Old Haitian Child found in Travel Bag on Flight Paris-Istanbul

Breaking News -- A 4-year-old Haitian child, a little girl, was found hidden in a bag on an Air France flight from Istanbul to Paris... A woman was arrested Monday at his arrival at Paris-Roissy airport after traveling with this child in her bag... more »

March 10, 2016 10:26 AM

Haiti Tourism is Booming... Read this...

Haiti's efforts to boost tourism appear to be paying off... The Caribbean country reported a 10.9 percent increase in stay-over visitors in 2015, according to the latest numbers from the Caribbean Tourism Organization... more »

February 20, 2016 7:25 AM

Haiti Sees Tourism Promises Fade Amidst Electoral Tensions

Read this from a TIMES article: Haiti today is far better known for its disasters, man-made and natural, than its beaches... For Haiti's government, desperate to make its country part of the Caribbean tourism market, the renewed political volatility is a disaster... more »

January 27, 2016 5:51 AM

Haiti Tourism - Royal Decameron Indigo ALL Inclusive Beach Resort officially opens

Haiti Tourism Update -- NEW 400-room Royal Decameron Indigo ALL Inclusive Beach Resorts and Spa officially opened its doors in Cote des Arcadins Haiti Monday... President Michel Martelly and other members of the government was there for the pre-opening ceremony Sunday... more »

December 8, 2015 9:57 AM

Christmas in Haiti - I am Beginning to Feel the Christmas Season, What about you?

Christmas Season begins in Haiti... Hours ago, I went to a restaurant in Hinche Haiti to order a late night "Diri kole ak pwa kongo ak poul peyi," and I stumbled on a local band, Nanm Soley, playing the best Twoubadou ever with a BIG fat Christmas tree sparkling in front of the restaurant... more »

December 3, 2015 9:34 PM

Haiti Hotels - Marriott Plans to Open a Second Hotel in Cap-Haitien Haiti

Good News for Haiti's Tourism Industry - MARRIOTT will add a second Luxury hotel in Haiti, this time in Cap Haitien... Habitation Jouissant Hotel in Cap-Haitien will soon join the Marriott Autograph Collection... more »

November 18, 2015 5:24 PM

FLASH : Haiti Travel - 3 Syrian Passengers coming from Haiti arrested in Saint-Martin

3 airline passengers coming from Haiti were arrested at an International Airport in the island of Saint-Martin... These 3 men which are believed to be Syrian Nationals were caught traveling with FAKE travel documents... more »

November 16, 2015 10:08 AM

Haiti Taxi Motos : Authorities Attempt to force ONE Passenger per Ride

The Haitian are tyring to take steps to reduce the number of accidents involving taxi motos in Haiti. One of these decisions an attempt to force Taxi Moto operators to carry a single passenger per ride... more »

October 3, 2015 10:08 AM