The country’s primary concern is to assure both travellers and residents that Belize’s tourism product is safer than ever before.  A series of new enhanced health and safety protocols have been put in place to protect visitors, Belizeans, and our communities. 

These include:

1. Mandatory use of face masks in public spaces

2. Enforcement of physical distancing measures in public spaces and capacity restrictions at restaurants (currently 50%), grocery stores, retail stores, etc.

3. Introduction of the “Tourism Gold Standard Program” which seeks to enhance the tourism industry’s health and safety standards by adapting new behaviours and procedures to ensure both employees and travellers are confident in the cleanliness and safety of Belize’s tourism product. Some of these new measures include:

• Online check-in/out, contactless payment systems, and automated ordering/booking systems

• Hand sanitizing stations

  Enhanced cleaning and sanitization of public spaces and high touch surfaces

• Capacity restrictions for all tourism sites to ensure physical distancing can be maintained

• Smaller tour groups to provide a more intimate tour experience

Gold Standard entities can be easily identified by looking for the Gold Standard Certificate or Safety seal.