Roatan Loses $250 Thousand Daily Due to Protests

Cruise ships are canceling their arrivals to the Honduran island because they are unable to operate due to local workers' protests that block the port.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Each cruise ship brings about 300 tourists who spend $74 per day, on average. Yesterday, Wednesday, the cruise ship, “Carnival Valor," canceled its arrival and another of these ships canceled today.

The workers are claiming that companies are hiring a number of foreign staff with wages lower than local ones.

In the article Latribuna.hn, it was reported that "the demonstrations have been developed against the offices of the Administrator of the Tourist Free Zone (ZOLITUR), to the point that nearby streets were closed, preventing the free movement of locals and thousands of daily visitors who come to the main Honduran tourist destination. Similarly, hotels and restaurants were directly affected by the road blockades and riots that drove off the tourists."

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