Tourism project status

Tourism project completion status

The interesting thing about tourism in northern Haiti is where we are into completing preparation work to get the tourism industry back on track.  The entire area has been under renovation.

They built or repaired new roads leading to museum or to tourist attraction sites;  they also built new office buildings with parking lots; they renovated existing buildings as well; and they put up various signs everywhere.  There is a new atmosphere in the area, which shows the prelude of something big. 

Hilary Clinton's hotel construction

Besides all the preparation activities that are underway, Hilary Clinton is building a new 5-star hotel in the hill of Picolet leading to the famous Labadee and overlooking the city of Cap-Haitien and most of the area.

While I was in Haiti two weeks ago, I had the chance to visit the hotel construction site and the road construction leading to it.  It is a big project that will complement the tourism project that is underway right now.

Tourism project free of corruption

What's impressive about the whole thing is the fast step in which the tourism project in northern Haiti is moving.  Someone told me also that every penny dedicated for the project is accounted for.  Corruption, as it is often the case in anything to do with Haiti, is not an issue in this project. 

I had contacted two tourism board members while I was in Haiti.  As a student journalist, I did some investigative work.  I questioned them about the project completion time and funds management.  They both gave me similar responses.  The project will be completed ahead of the original scheduled time.  As far as funds accountability is concerned, they were very transparent in their details of things.