But, many resorts and hotels will be happy for any kind of business, because right now occupancy is at zero - and it looks to remain that way for the foreseeable future. The Prime Minister said that the airport will be the last thing to open:
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow- Prime Minister
"Unfortunately, tourism is the last in terms of the easing of the restrictions against the entry of tourists into Belize; that comes last. We are hopeful, that as Dr. Gough reiterated, that there can soon be an acceptable rapid test that would then allow us to administer the test to every visitor that is coming to Belize. Short of that, it is going to be a while. I don't see us reopening the airport any time soon and our best bet for an accelerated opening is the certification, the approval of the rapid tests. Look, it will take a long time for us to be able to recover to any satisfactory degree. Remember that the biggest contributor to our economy is tourism and we certainly are not at a point where we can reopen the tourism sector. So, what we are doing will provide some additional flow to the trickle of revenues that government is getting, to the trickle of income that private sector businesses are realizing but every little bit helps. We have to make a start at some point and that is what we are doing now."
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