Last night we told you about the very strong tourism figures coming out of the first half of 2016. But while tourist strongholds like San Pedro, Cayo and Placencia always perform well, it's not quite the same for the lesser known tourist spots. And that's why over the next few weeks places like Corozal, Toledo, Caye Caulker, and the Mountain Pine Ridge/Caracol and Chiquibul area will launch their own Destination Plans. These plans will identify key infrastructure projects that are considered critical for the development of tourism in those areas.
But it's not just a n exercise in paperwork, there's multilateral money behind the initiative. Investments will be made under the Sustainable Tourism Program II, a five-year 15.5 million US dollar IDB program for sustainable and resilient tourism development. The idea is to increase income and employment from tourism and stimulate private sector investment. Investment will also be made in new infrastructure to create centers for leisure and recreation for tourists and locals - much like the Cayo welcome Center which was funded under phase one of the project.
Corozal's plan will be the first to launch tomorrow, followed by Punta Gorda Town the following week, and Cayo and Caye Caulker after that.
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