Cabinet approves tourism recovery plan and modernization of aviation safety system

Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021. 6:43 pm CST.

Picture courtesy: Tropic Air Belize

By Zoila Palma: During a meeting on March 23, Cabinet approved the National Tourism Recovery Plan.

The plan was presented by the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations and it includes plans to place Belize’s tourism sector back on path with pre-pandemic growth trends.

The plan also include ways to motivate the sector to embrace a more market centric, digitally inclined and resilient future.

Cabinet also approved the recommendations by the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation for the planned modernization of Belize’s Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System. 

The recommendations include:

Modernizing the oversight system to address the current problems in the system

Consider future hiring of more aviation professionals that will allow for management of future growth in the aviation industry

Putting measures in place to allow for revenue collection from aviation activities

Seek funding for the continued implementation of the modernization of Belize’s aviation safety and oversight system.

In addition, Cabinet noted the efforts being made by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Industry to consolidate and modernize the Company’s Law Framework in Belize, which is a critical step toward improving investor confidence, boosting competitiveness and modernizing this important sector.

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