Haiti Earthquake News
IHG Encourages Its Loyalty Program Members to Donate Points to Haitian Earthquake Relief
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] is encouraging its 47 million members of its guest loyalty program, Priority Club Rewards, to donate their points to the American Red Cross for Haitian Earthquake Relief.
Air Canada airlifts relief supplies and rescue workers to Haiti
In response to the devastation brought by the recent earthquake in Haiti, Air Canada has been working since the outset of the disaster with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Statement by The UN World Tourism Organization On Haiti
The UNWTO is deeply saddened by the losses of lives and devastation caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti and expresses its support to its people and sincere condolences to those who lost their loved ones.
American Airlines to implement bag embargo to Dominican Republic and Haiti for 30 days
In an effort to ensure all customers’ bags are accommodated on their scheduled flight, American Airlines said today it will impose a 30-day bag embargo on all excess, oversize, and overweight baggage on flights to Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
Beyond disaster - what next for Haiti tourism?
With the death toll of the Haiti earthquake expected to top 100,000, governments and aid agencies from around the world are working to channel personnel and supplies to the battered capital Port au Prince. The destitute nation’s most unprecedented natural disaster will also prove a bitter blow to the country’s tourism economy, just as it was poised to return from decades in the wilderness.