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Tour operators outside FSTV calling for help

Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019. 3:02 pm CST.

BBN Staff: The Belize City Tourism Zone Tour Operators and Workers Association, an entity comprising of 18 tour operators and 150 tour guides, is calling on Central Government to address a situation that they have been having at the Fort Street Tourism Village (FSTV) which has seen them lose a considerable deal of their business.

Jimmy Robinson, President of the association, explained that tourists are no longer leaving the FSTV, which means that they cannot sell any tours. He also said that elements within the FSTV have deliberately spoken badly of Belizean tour operators in an attempt to discourage tourists from using their services. Robinson adds that the situation is causing serious financial distress on Belizean companies and families who rely on tour sales to pay for licenses, permits, and to meet their basic needs.

“By not making any money it puts an extreme hardship on us to meet these responsibilities,” Robinson said.

He added that the association has repeatedly brought their concerns to the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) and while the BTB has been trying to work with them, the problem is persistent and getting worse, forcing them to ask for higher level assistance. The association intends to hold a press conference later this week.

 

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