Minister Ruisandro Cijntje of the Ministry for Economic Development is pleased with the encouraging news that the Curacao Tourist Board (CTB) has recently published regarding WestJet’s winter scheme for the period 2023/2024.
This means an increase in the number of weekly direct flights to Curacao, which offers growth opportunities for our economy and more life for our tourism sector. According to the CTB, between December 18, 2023 and April 1, 2024 flights between Toronto and Curacao will increase to 2 times per week on Sundays and Mondays. The flight to Curacao will be made with a Boeing 737 MAX with a capacity of 174 stools.
The minister sees this development with a positive outlook, because it comes as a result of the high Canadian demand for Curacao. This is a positive result for our country, given the figures that the CTB has published recently on the development of tourism, where Canada was in the top 5 countries that visited Curacao in the month of August. In addition, the Minister is glad that our community will also have more travel options to visit Toronto. Which could also mean more connections and collaborations between Curacao and Canada.
Minister Cijntje applauds the close collaboration between tourism office of Curacao (CTB), Curaçao Airport Partners (CAP), Curaçao Airport Holding (CAH) and Curaçao Hospitality & Tourism Association (CHATA who are making tireless efforts to make Curacao more accessible for tourists coming from Canada. According to the Minister, we must continue to make more of these efforts to create and strengthen more alliances with strategic partners to expand the possibilities for more travelers to visit our country. These efforts and continuous strategic promotion to attract more tourists continue to help us on the path of growth of the tourism sector, one of the main pillars of our economy.