Hard blow for the cruise season. Two liners have changed course and canceled their stopover in Guadeloupe. The cause is insecurity and social tensions. The Hospitality Trades Union is concerned about a drop in attendance. For the UMIH, it is urgent to reassure partners and promote the attractiveness of our archipelago.
While 355,000 cruise passengers are expected in Guadeloupe for this season, the announcement of several cruise companies to cancel their stopovers in Guadeloupe worries hotel and tourism professionals.
In a press release, the Union of Trades in the Hospitality Industries alerts the authorities and the population of the need to mobilize to reassure partners about the attractiveness of the archipelago which has many assets to highlight.
UMIH professionals fear the drop in tourist flows linked to the general climate which impacts an industrial sector that is important for the island’s economy.
For Catherine Cadrot, the president of the UMIH: the Union of Hotel Trades and Industries in Guadeloupe, the competent authorities must take stock of the situation and find solutions. But reassuring tourists is everyone’s responsibility, according to the tourism professional.
The president of the UMIH insists on the need to make a good impression on passing tourists who could, if they like the destination, return to the archipelago on a future trip.
When these boats are canceled because they have had insecurity concerns in our territory, our traders are penalized. And for me, it is important that we react quickly, because the impact on tourism will be very significant.
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