Santo Domingo.- Haiti is developing with Dominican Republic a proposal which includes Puerto Plata and Cap Haitien as a joint tourism destination, revealed Haiti Tourism Minister Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, for whom the island as a whole can become a powerful tourist attraction for the rest the world.
Cited by listin.com.do, Villedrouin said Haiti is a perfect complement of Dominican Republic’s offer of sun and beach so it can be "extremely" attractive for tourists from other nations, including travel to both countries. “There’s complete harmony in the offering of multi travel with Dominican Republic."
"To cite some examples, the beauty of the work in papier mache in Jacmel, or La Citadelle (the biggest fort of all the Americas) which are unique to our cultural heritage,"
The official will arrive in Santo Domingo Thursday to attend the inaugural of the Caribbean Tourism Exchange (BTC), whose guest of honor this year is Haiti, and will be declared the capital’s "Distinguished Guest."
Written by: generoso, 28 Jun 2012 8:58 AM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
In the DR we want tourists that come to spend money, not tourists that come to be a burden on the public hospitals, schools, auction themselves for low paying jobs, or beg in street corners.
The DR wants tourists that come to spend, not to add to our problems.
Other than that, the DR welcomes Haiti tourism minister Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, and wishes her a wonderful stay.
From: United States
To reach for example Jacmel, they need to clean for sure 100 Million tons of garbage just from the street. I do agree Puerto Plata and Cap Haitian could be working on a joint venture, but the rest of Haiti NONONONONO!!!!!!!! Or hospitals need to be constructed, just along the road to treat tourist against poisoning. Which clown could ever promote the south of Haiti??? Don't forget, if you want to visit the south, you need to get trough Port-au-Prince, and there is NO WAY to have tourist driving trough the garbage in this capital. If you think driving in the D.R. is already very difficult, wait until you get to Port-au-Prince, then you learn, Santo Domingo is not bad at all. Driving trough the Haitian capital, don't forget to keep the windows closed, of enjoy the smell passing the market next to the harbor, which you need to pass to reach the south!!!
From: United States
POP and Haiti need all the help it can get.
Organized tours to Cap Haitien is a great idea.
Written by: matador, 28 Jun 2012 11:20 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
Organized tours to Cap Haitien, lmao do we need any more haitian in DR, I m sure once they get cross, they will find the way to stay.
From: United Kingdom
Dominicana debe hacer : 1ro. Poner en orden muchos de los defectos que tiene para poder competir con pequenos destinos turisticos pero mejor organizados como Jamaica, Granada, Saint Lucia,Barbados ,exc . Da pena que para llegar a ciertos lugares tan hermosos en Dominicana, ( Miches, Los Haitises ) haya que emplear horas y horas de viaje por unas carreteras que no le dan ni por los tobillos a los caminos de mi campo porque estan mejores , aun cuando llueve. Es una verguenza la carretera Seybo / Romana y asi hay un sin fin de lugares hermosos pero con graves problemas. 2do. Voy de acuerdo la colaboracionDominico-Haitiana en lo comercial, porque podriamos sacar beneficios del pais vecino pero olvidarnos de Joint venture con Haiti en temas de turismo porque Hiati en un futuro no muy lejos se convertira en un destino turistico por excelencia , Siempre y cuando la ayuda internacional ofrecida despues del terremoto llegue y sea bien dsitribuida. 3ro, mas presupuesto a la Educacion
From: United States
I agree barbie.
From: United States
some of you can't read this has nothing to do with Haitian invasion this is about tourism in Haiti ..
From: Botswana, La reconnaissance est une lachete'
Royal Carebean is heavily invested in the North Coast of Haiti ( Labadie) its part of their seven days cruise. currently there is a new road under construction for day excursion from Labadie to Milot the site of the Palais San Souci & the Citadel, so yes this can work for those are Unesco World Heritage sites.
Jacmel is emerging as an Int'l tourist destination. There is an airport project going on there to make it accessible without dealing with the congestion that is P-au-P.
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 12:28 AM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
@ Anbro2007 let me tell you this with all due respect i think you really don't know what you are talking about
Jacmel is located in the southern part of Haiti which is nicest and cleanest Department of the island
the culture;the Arts;the people from the south are soo amazing......Oh my God!! When they show you the poor areas of the island that is not all over Haiti my friend trust me.Now i know that Dominicans are very intelligent people but let me ask you this If Haiti was really what they've shown you on TV why are there so many Dominicans;Germans;Italians;Americans;Russians;Canadians etc... living and working in Haiti? Do you have an answer to that my friend? They have been living there since the day that i could remember..! You know nothing about the Southern part of Haiti That's it...!The last Carnival we've had was held in the south and there were many Dominicans there ask them they'll tell you
Written by: Yucahu, 29 Jun 2012 1:12 AM
From: United States, Miami
Yes, please let's have tours to Haiti. Let's give all the illegal Haitians in DR a oneway ticket back to Haiti. Go and explore your country Haitians, we'll love it, that you love it. Stay and explore for a longgggggggg time.
Written by: visas, 29 Jun 2012 5:37 AM
From: United States, I live in Miami city in Florida.
I think that the development of tourism on the island should be promoted more. It has many opportunities for success!
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 6:37 AM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
@Yucahu what if The US(Puerto-Rico);Panama;Costarica etc..... do the same to all the illegal Domincans give them a oneway ticket back to the DR
From: United States
@Beau305
If Dominicans get a one way ticket I'd guarantee you that,unlike the Haitians, they won't be complaining to the UN.
From: United States
Hey Beau, lot's of writing, and after reading your site of the story, you don't know what you are talking about. I am not against promoting Haiti for tourists. I am saying it will take lot's of years to get ONLY the infrastructure done to be able to receive tourists. Yes, in the north promotions are on it's way, and that is good so. Even Carnival is investing, and the north is nice. Someone was writing to promote tours to Cap Haitian for example, good idea. Yes the south is nice too, as you are saying have no idea, know my way around all the way to Port Salute, but still you need to get trough P-au-P, and this is not funny at all. Be honest, get going over there, it need a lot of work to be done, and this will take several years, as you also know, P-au-P is not even cleaned up until now from the disaster, so how long it will take to be able to receive tourists? And please let me know where all the foreigners live over there?
From: United States
After spending more then 2 years myself in Haiti, 2006 - 2008, have not met many foreigners there. This dose not include Dominicans, even myself I am not Dominican, just love the Island.
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 2:30 PM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
@trinitario809,But you guys are complaining all the time when puerto ricans send them back! none of you complained to the UN cause it is THE USA
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 2:34 PM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
@ Anbro2007 and again when you went there you went to the poor areas my friend!!! Haiti has a lot to offer in term of tourism believe me when i say that
In addition if want you want to know where the fireigners live in Haiti go to Mantagne noire,Peguy ville;Belle ville;Debussy;Kenscoff;Fermat etc... etc... did you visite those places?
Any ways if you did you wouldn't talk like that
From: United States
@beau305
No,we don't...and IF we do (big if),you couldn't compare it to your "record".The internet is not big enough to hold your complaints,it is after all,your specialty.
From: United States
Spinach...
You DO talk a lot of SHIT.
From: United States
Spinach, I don't rely care what you say, it is useless anyway. Yes there are billions of Dollars for reconstruction, waiting over 2 years, just the corrupt government is to stupid to deal with this. Even money would be set free tomorrow, it would take at leased 10 years for infrastructure, if you like it or not, I am from this business, and 10 years is very closed. Anyway your last comment is to fight? What do you want to fight? Hate others is no way out!!! But sitting in Canada and just having a big mouth is easy. Go back where you belong, and fight for nothing!!!
From: United States
Beau, I agree, Haiti will have a lot to offer, but infrastructure is completely missing., will cost 10 years to fix this, but up until now, no one knows when they will start. Let's hope soon, and lots of Haitians will go back home because there will be sufficient work for them to feed they families. Maybe some day government will care about the people, I wish all of them good luck!!!!
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 11:24 PM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
Trinitario809
@beau305
No,we don't...
@Trinitario...Exactly!!! That's what i have just said....! Dominicans don't complaint to the UN cause it is the USA
Written by: Beau305, 29 Jun 2012 11:26 PM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
@ Anbro2007
M!M! Haiti has a lot to offer! well not as much as the DR
You know what go to youtube then type" the Haiti you will never see on tv"
you'll see for your own eyes
From: United States
I have been to Haiti and yes there are foreigners living there, but over 97% are composed of relief workers, Christian missionaries, nuns and priets, Cuban doctors, Colombian Drug dealers, Dominican prostitutes, NGO's, members of non-profit organizations, diplomats on temporary assignments, officials from foreign consulates & embassies, UN peace keepers and illegals who enter Haiti from other countries to cross over to the DR and later to Pto Rico. The remaining 2% are international fugitives excaping justice and perhaps 1% may be living in Haiti because of choice or personal reasons. Except for the island of Labardie, bumping into a real tourists in Haiti is like finding a needle in a haystack. They are siimply a breed in extinction.
Written by: Beau305, 30 Jun 2012 12:57 AM
From: United States, Fort bragg north carolina
Here is another one aaaagain!Do not judge the book by its coveeeer or from what the media has been posted about HAITI my friend the nothern part of Haiti has only LABADEEE as a tourist detination But have you ever been to the south? See you are saying things that you don't knooow...! Many Foreigners have been living in Haiti waaaay before the Duvalier's regime and they are still living there!.....Oh by the way do not make it looks like Haiti is the only one That has many Dominican prostitutes and 97% christian missionaries & Priests blaaa blaaaa blaaaa! they are in the Dominican Republic as well dude.As a US soldier i've been there i saw with my own eyes.By the way if the DR was that good why did you even come to AMERICA guillermone......!
Written by: RoyStone, 30 Jun 2012 3:22 AM
From: Australia
Joint tourism? I thought Jamaica had that market tied up.
From: United States
@Beau-Let us put this in perspective. I know foreign born people live in Haiti and have been there for a long time in particular the Southern of part of the country. I am aware of that and its tourism potential as well. However, you make it sound as if foreigners are flocking into Jacmel as if were the South of France. That is not exactly accurate. Which is quite similar to comments I hear about the existence of white Haitians. Yes, true there is such as thing as "white Haitians" but the numbers are so minute, it is irrelevant. The same applies to foreign born residents of Haiti. It is a small number and the vast majority are not there because of choice, but because they have no choice. It is due to a work assignment or to achieve a personal mission in life, perhaps for personal gain or a benevolent heart. But for now there is an outflow of both native and non-Haitians leaving your country and heading to the DR to seek a better quality of life and a more stable political climate.
From: United States
@Beau-" Oh by the way do not make it looks like Haiti is the only one That has many Dominican P....and 97% christian missionaries & Priests blaaa blaaaa blaaaa! they are in the Dominican Republic as well dude.As a US soldier i've been there i saw with my own eyes.By the way if the DR was that good why did you even come to AMERICA guillermone.."
Yes, Beau-Again, you make valid points but not within the proper spectrum of things. Except for UN soldiers, the same people who flock to Haiti can also be found in the DR. However, the difference is the DR has people arriving from all over the world including Dominican expats who permanently stay to live in the DR because they want to and not because they have to.
From: United States
Our family and I are perfect examples of that. As soon as my father was able to do so, he left America and moved back to the DR and vowed never to return. I hold dual residency in both the DR and US and constantly travel back and forth. Part of the year I live in the DR-Nevertheless, I want to clarify that I came to the US as a child, because my parents brought me and not because I had a choice.
From: United States
@Beau....
Try again.
Written by: saru2191, 30 Jun 2012 3:27 PM
From: United States
Why do some Haitians get so worked up when someone speaks honestly of the situation in Haiti? I can understand that some users leave offensive comments, and you certainly have the right to choose to engage them. However, many seem to also attack even the honest and humble users who never had any hateful intent, all because you dislike the fact that they chose not to sugarcoat the situation in Haiti.
Written by: RoyStone, 30 Jun 2012 9:15 PM
From: Australia
saru2191,
It's called "shooting the messenger" - many Dominicans do it too.
Written by: saru2191, 30 Jun 2012 10:42 PM
From: United States
SPiNACH, the very worst you can do is caps lock me to death. Get as mad as you like.
Written by: saru2191, 1 Jul 2012 1:04 AM
From: United States
Writes a five page essay in response to two sentences I wrote; claims he's not mad.
From: United States
@spinsh good news has you know the road to cap Haitian is one of the deadliest in the world due to being narrow and steep and to jacmel as well that's going to require lots of work and man power are there any alternative road in the making? 12 yrs ago I found myself praying while driving up
From: Haiti
I GIVE RESPECT TO DOMINIKEN.
New Homes From The Dominican Republic To Haiti 3/2012
youtube.com/watch?v=ip119vZwCfI
From: United States
SPINACH,amen to that.
Gotta hand it to you.
Gotta give you some credit and respect.
Written by: RoyStone, 4 Jul 2012 11:40 AM
From: Australia
What a clueless idiot! India and Pakistan were separated because Pakistanis are predominantly Muslims, and Indians, Hindus, hence no intermarriage. It was never a unified, independent country - it was a British colony, previously made up of numerous little kingdoms.
By contrast, Haitians and Dominicans are Christians, predominantly Catholic.
From: United States
happy July 4th to everyone
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The DR wants tourists that come to spend, not to add to our problems.
Other than that, the DR welcomes Haiti tourism minister Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, and wishes her a wonderful stay.
Organized tours to Cap Haitien is a great idea.
Jacmel is emerging as an Int'l tourist destination. There is an airport project going on there to make it accessible without dealing with the congestion that is P-au-P.
Jacmel is located in the southern part of Haiti which is nicest and cleanest Department of the island
the culture;the Arts;the people from the south are soo amazing......Oh my God!! When they show you the poor areas of the island that is not all over Haiti my friend trust me.Now i know that Dominicans are very intelligent people but let me ask you this If Haiti was really what they've shown you on TV why are there so many Dominicans;Germans;Italians;Americans;Russians;Canadians etc... living and working in Haiti? Do you have an answer to that my friend? They have been living there since the day that i could remember..! You know nothing about the Southern part of Haiti That's it...!The last Carnival we've had was held in the south and there were many Dominicans there ask them they'll tell you
If Dominicans get a one way ticket I'd guarantee you that,unlike the Haitians, they won't be complaining to the UN.
In addition if want you want to know where the fireigners live in Haiti go to Mantagne noire,Peguy ville;Belle ville;Debussy;Kenscoff;Fermat etc... etc... did you visite those places?
Any ways if you did you wouldn't talk like that
No,we don't...and IF we do (big if),you couldn't compare it to your "record".The internet is not big enough to hold your complaints,it is after all,your specialty.
You DO talk a lot of SHIT.
@beau305
No,we don't...
@Trinitario...Exactly!!! That's what i have just said....! Dominicans don't complaint to the UN cause it is the USA
M!M! Haiti has a lot to offer! well not as much as the DR
You know what go to youtube then type" the Haiti you will never see on tv"
you'll see for your own eyes
Yes, Beau-Again, you make valid points but not within the proper spectrum of things. Except for UN soldiers, the same people who flock to Haiti can also be found in the DR. However, the difference is the DR has people arriving from all over the world including Dominican expats who permanently stay to live in the DR because they want to and not because they have to.
Try again.
It's called "shooting the messenger" - many Dominicans do it too.
New Homes From The Dominican Republic To Haiti 3/2012
youtube.com/watch?v=ip119vZwCfI
Gotta hand it to you.
Gotta give you some credit and respect.
By contrast, Haitians and Dominicans are Christians, predominantly Catholic.