Tourism Push Continues With Plans to Add Hundreds of Hotel Rooms

The tourism industry in Belize is looking to further expand via the installation of hundreds of new hotel rooms, particularly in Belize City.  To date, there are some one thousand one hundred hotel rooms across the country.  According to the Minister of Tourism, however, the need does exist for more hotel accommodation.  He noted that there is also the need for hotel rooms that are of international tourism standards.

Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism: “You have to be strategic. You have to find the right partners. So hopefully we can get the Four Seasons completed, and that is going to be a huge brand for us.”

Ernesto Vasquez, Host, The Morning Show: That’s on Caye Chapel and then the Fort George is expanding. 

Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism: “Fort George is expanding.”

Ernesto Vasquez, Host, The Morning Show: I hear rumors that we may have some hotels along the….by Princess Margaret Drive right there.

Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism: “It’s estimated that we’re going to put on an additional 450 to 500 rooms in Belize City soon. And Golden Bay is putting on an additional 50 rooms. You have Grand Resort with a few rooms there then you have a development by Chetumal Street and then I understand another development should be on the Northern Highway.”

Statistics show that Belize’s tourism sector is experiencing a remarkable resurgence, with 2024 marking a record-breaking year for overnight tourist arrivals, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. It is due to this growth that an increased demand for accommodations across the country has surfaced.