By November 2020, trend trackers like Booking.com began gathering data needed to predict 2021 travel trends, unearthing one that dominates many lists: Solo travel.Heavily influenced by the pandemic, a surprising number of people queried admitted to enjoy spending time alone while quarantining at home. Statistics show that only 17-percent of...
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The Hottest Spot for Your 2021 Caribbean Vacation: Hopkins, Belize!
If you love the idea of getting to know people who live in distant places rather than just sticking to tourism spots during vacations, a special destination in Belize deserves your attention: The village of Hopkins. This delightful town, located in the Stann Creek District, was voted the Friendliest Village in...
Dive Into 2021 By Booking the Belize Scuba Adventure of a Lifetime!
Ever wonder why you feel better after you’ve spent time in your scuba gear experiencing undersea magic that never gets boring? Your body benefits from moving around while the water demands greater resistance. You’re forced to breathe correctly so your blood is oxygenated, your muscles are worked just enough to...
Spend Christmas or New Year’s in Belize – But You Must Act Now!
"New York Times" feature writer Jane E. Brody summed up the feelings of most of us when she wrote, “Maintaining motivation is becoming an increasing challenge for many people slogging through life curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.” She wrote that sentence in May 2020!Likely you have found ways to deal...
Why is Belize’s Great Blue Hole a Magnet for Adventurers?
Jacques Cousteau couldn’t get enough visits to Belize’s Blue Hole during his lifetime and his grandson, aquanaut Fabien Cousteau, continues the great diver’s legacy. Any serious diver with a desire to plunge into the world’s greatest aquatic landmarks has prioritized this destination, too.So why is Belize’s Great Blue Hole such...
Vacation in Belize on a Shoestring by Grabbing this Black Friday Special!
If you would like to impress friends with your history acumen, tell them that Black Friday had nothing to do with post-Thanksgiving shopping deals when it was coined. According to History.com, the term “Black Friday” described a financial crisis. On September 24, 1869, a couple of crooks crashed the U.S....
The Ideal Destination for a Fall or Winter Wedding and Honeymoon? Belize, of Course
Sophie and Steve’s big wedding plans were disrupted by the ultimate uninvited guest: Covid-19. They vowed not to let this interfere with their plans. After canceling the lavish gala and deciding to plan a destination wedding, the two lovebirds diverted funds from ballrooms and bouquets to an experience they would...
Before The Year Ends: Experience Belize in All of its Winter Glory
What are you planning to do now that 2020 is fast disappearing? Dig out the snowblower? Pull out winter coats and boots? While doing both takes only minutes, it could be a longer period of time to prepare your attitude for the cold weather ahead. How can you sing while...
Are All Inclusive Packages the Only Way to Vacation? You Better Belize It!
Steve and Jen spent the entirety of their Covid-19 quarantine dreaming about sunny beaches. When they weren’t dreaming, they consumed travel magazines and had picked Belize as their destination as soon as travel restrictions ended. When the Belize airport re-opened on October 1, 2020, they booked rooms, flights and headed...
Why December in Belize is as Hot as it Gets!
Belize's Tourism Season Begins In December Columbia News Service editors must have run out of article ideas the day they ran an extensive article on the evolution of hotness! The term hot harkens back to 1000 AD and was used to describe both temperatures and people who were passionate. By...