Tag: zika virus
Zika Hasn’t Gone Away, But Some Tourists Don’t Care
While the Zika virus still lingers, tourists seem less concerned about its reach. Last year, Costa Rica experienced a severe drop in honeymoon business...
Puerto Rico Tourism Group Optimistic About 2017
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Experiencing a 96 percent reduction in the number of new Zika cases since the peak in October 2016, the Puerto Rico...
AH&LA Applauds Congressional Action to Pass Zika Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) today commended Congressional action to pass $1.1 billion in funding to battle the Zika virus. The...
Congress Urged to Act on Zika
According to AH&LA and the U.S. Travel Association, the U.S. Congress, mired in election-year politicking, has failed to advance a Zika funding measure. This...
How Cuba and Zika Are Impacting Caribbean Performance
ATLANTA—CBRE Hotels Americas Research announced that the average Caribbean hotel experienced a 10.2 percent increase in gross operating profit (GOP) during 2015, according to...