Preparations for tourism in northern Haiti

The city of Cap-Haitien

Making an area ready for tourism requires all kinds of preparations: 

• hotels, 
• the infrastructure, 
• the sites, 
• souvenir shops 
• and all the businesses that are involved in the tourism industry have to meet some legal norms.

Preparations for tourism environment
northern Haiti

Haiti highways are often neglected.  As a result, streets and major roads contain potholes.  Now the tourism industry must work in collaboration with the local government to provide funds for road repair.  It’s a long-term investment that has a long-term benefit.  The repaired road and streets will also facilitate commerce and free movement of traffic, commerce and locals.

The renovation of the attraction centers has a crucial importance.  Every site must reflect a tourist-like environment: decoration, monuments, painting and shops, etc.  The sites must be equipped with everything that is appealing and fascinating to tourists.

Tourists like to buy souvenirs from the country they visit to bring to their loved ones.  For example, museum, woven materials, mahogany and carved objects were some of the common items sold in the 70s and 80s that tourists usually purchased a lot.  Those items will be part of these new souvenir shops. Tourism venues in Haiti, then, are similar to those of Egypt Pyramid today.

With tourism come all kinds of businesses: vendors selling their products; retailers, guides, entrepreneurs, taxi drivers, hotels and everything else.  They must all comply with the laws of the tourism industry and of the state.  A specific location is assigned to each type of business; the rules governing how they do business must be respected.

Preparations are the first steps in having a successful tourism industry.  By implementing all the set regulations, northern Haiti will be well on its way of reliving the past touristic era of the 70s and 80s.