Can Tourism Save Haiti?
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2019
- Haiti: A New Hope: Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, suffering everything from devastating natural disasters to brutal dictatorships. Now, there are hopes that tourism could help it rise from the ashes.
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“In the 60s, we were number one in tourism for this part of the world”, says Fritz Parets. “And then, it collapsed...” Parets is at the helm of a bold new venture: a 55-bedroom luxury hotel, part of a scheme to put the nation back on the touristic map. Staff are professionally trained and almost all Haitian. “I live thanks to tourism”, says plumber Islet Jean-François. “It really makes life better here! When tourists stop coming, everything collapses.” Yet Haiti remains impoverished. Years of intensive farming have exhausted the country’s soils, and education is chronically underfunded. Despite the nation’s problems, hotel group boss Charles Fombrun is proud of its rich history. “It’s the first black republic… We were at the base of the end of colonialism, the slave’s revolution. Independence!”
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Wild Angle - Ref. 7510
This is probably the best documentary I have seen of Haiti. It focused on what they are trying to accomplish instead of past failures. The man who is a plumber especially warmed my heart.
You haven't seen my videos yet, i'm currently in Haiti filming solo. Take a peak!
A Dominican here praying for my neighbors🙏🏼
bien......yo odio ese odio de esos dos pueblos vecinos----
Exactly 💯 true
Please pray for the Haitians who were born in the DR and were forced to leave as well 🙏🏾
@@MotivatedSistayou invade the other places everybody protect his land
Que te pasa no tiene nada que hacer
Pray for peace and tranquility in Haiti! 🇭🇹
Hopefully Haiti will be prosperous again,good luck to you from Dominican Republic
Again?! When do you think it was last prosperous?!
@@Monaleenian before 1970
@@f.f.v.m7607 You think that Haiti in the 1960s was "prosperous"?
@@Monaleenian That's what i heard haitians saying, that their economy back in the 60s was equal or better than DR
@@f.f.v.m7607 you're right in the early 50s and 60s it had some extreme growth and tourism was number 1
Haiti doesn't need tourism. Haiti needs to produce goods. That's what will save Haiti, not depending on people.
lol what goods can it produce besides agriculture even so without any infrastructure… The majority of the Caribbean lacks resources to produce many things.
The guide made my day for being so well-versed and knowledgeable about the culture.
Praying for the people of Haiti. Praying for the world.
The world is fine
praying does nothing lol
Coming from the Philippines, if I became a billionaire I would like to invest in the Haiti's healthcare someday...
are you stupid ? if I was a billionaire I would buy a mansion in Haiti for only about 20,000 us dollars and live ten times better than papa doc.
Invest in your country its also a $hit hole country
@@trinihammer Haiti is not nice
@@jamaicanwilson3474 , I know Haiti is not nice but if you are a billionaire Haiti would seem like a paradise. you could buy whatever you want there for only one third you would pay anywhere else. don't forget Haiti is a Caribbean island so there are lovely beaches there just not set up properly yet for tourism. however being a billionaire you could probably buy your own beach there dirt cheap surround it with fencing and walls and security and live like a king.
Bainsworth stfu
Shout Out from Kankakee-Chicago, IL, USA! Thank you for your highly information video! Amen-RA!
Glad to see people see the beauty in the island.
I would be happy to visit Haiti, love the Haitian people
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Great documentary…..looking forward to visit Haiti one day
Haiti is a great country. The government must do better.
Theres not government. Just Middle Eastern making money off of our ppl. The Sun Sentinel had a six page spread about this corruption.
The Government does NOTHING !!!
The government is what allows them to get away with it
France should pay
Haiti has an incredible culture and history. My home is full of Haitian art. I love the people, but it's a tough place. Also, never give to charity in Haiti. Put money directly into the hands of poor people. That is the only way they will get it
Only for it to get squandered and then it's right back to square one.
@@shauncameron8390 They buy food with it. The charities buy SUVs, and large homes for themselves
If there were not so many legitimate concerns for safety in Haiti, it would be a great place to vacation. A bit of learning, and a bit of relaxing out of the cold.
good luck hope tourism works out
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Yes one love from 🇯🇲! We are sister nations!
That hardworking man still had to split the meat among his family. That made me sad.
I'm almost here haiti wait for me!
Haiti is a beautiful place with some hard working, lovely people. But it is far from being saved by tourism. Haiti is in dying need of political and social stability first and foremost. It should start with making education priority.
The people of Haiti are from 🇧🇯🇧🇯 Benin
Beautiful thank you
We young black entrepreneurs better look to invest into Ayiti before foreigners do …as it is a land of opportunity. If you’re a real business minded person, you understand that because of its underdevelopment, there is room for profit to be made all around Ayiti. As anything else, every investment is a risk. But may Ayiti turn back to its richness as it once was..
You gotta love how he just drops the tools on the finish countertops
The reason why they say it might be cursed not by any Haitians. That's for sure.
I have so much respect for that man
I am from Jamaica. I am so happy for Haiti al the best. I hope they dont let too much of the big hoteliers in to slave the local and pay them pennies on the dollar.
My prayers go up for Haiti...🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
Going to Haiti on vacation would be the last thing on my mind.
Who ask to do that now?
It would be nice to tour Haiti and have some of their fresh fruits and eat their food I think tourism will help with the economy
Tourism can definitely safe Haiti 🇭🇹❤, beautiful beaches ⛱
Very interesting and insipring
I visited Labadee in 2014 and it was nice
I as ever wish our Haitan Brothers and sisters the very best...
A complete overhaul of the current government is needed to save Haiti.
I think the European and American interference need to removed to save Haiti. Trade fairly with them, maybe. Stop exploiting them and their resources. Repay them what Europe basically stole from them in the form of reparations. Cancel all their loans. Start there.
I visited Haiti 30 years ago.Most families 5 to 10 kids.In a modern world you cannot afford to raise an educate properly more than 2or 3 kids in the western world,let alone Haiti . Globalization probably doesn't help either....
LOL... Haitians are poor they just have to feed their kids.
I wish it could. It will definitely help. This will take the local and foreign govt help. Its time for Haiti to rise
Maybe I can help Haiti. I would like to try.
Nice story. Rooting for Isile. The kids better do well in school!
How about just start with planting trees
Like Most Courageous West Indians, Resilient, Resourceful & Industrious... Kudos- Bravo-Excellent. Out many one people, we are all Afreekans, West Indians...one love, Harmony and Unity. Upwards and onwards ever, back wards never. 🔥🔥🌈🌈🌄🌅🏝️🏖️ ✊✊💪💪💪🌋😎🇲🇸🇲🇸🇲🇸🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
1915 when the US invade Haiti and occupied the country for 25 years during that time a lot was taken from Haiti and the National bank was robbed and all the goldwas taken and brought to Fort Worth USA. When Columbus came to America first place he went was Haiti .He took 3 boat full of gold .la pinta, la nina, and la Santa Maria and he brought the gold to Spain . This is the county they turn to the poor est today .
The Santa Maria never returned to Spain. She ran aground in a reef and couldn't be rescued. Wood from her was used to make a makeshift fort named 'La Navidad' (Christmas), where some men stayed. When Columbus returned in 1493 he found the fort destroyed and the men killed.
No , but FRANCE can. Let's start with that 150 million gold Francs Haiti had to pay for freeing itself.
great point thank you for bringing that up , so few people know that. 👏🙏👍
Only Haitians can save Haiti, not France..
@Markheef Dessal That's why Europe is on the decline. The slavery money that gave Europe an advantage is almost gone so now crisis mode.
How about the haitians go back to africa. France doesn't owe them anything.
@@bluesky-pb9di , how about france pay every black Haitian monetary compensation for uprooting their forefathers and forcing them to live in a land they knew nothing about and forced them to work for no money on pain of death. france is a despicable country and will now pay by coronavirus.
Too dangerous for tourists as well as the Haitians
God help 🇭🇹 good people
Je pense que tout est possible et cela aussi dépend qui est en contrôle pour le redevelopment et le bien-être et l’avancement du pays pour un futur proche pour les générations à venir!
What an amazing man, working so hard, rebuilding that old house, caring for his family. I know many American men who can do but won't do that much. They sit, drink beer, watch football, or porn, and dating sites on the net.
Haiti is great Country!No more nonsense.God is taking over Haiti.
I believe so
Gad kòman yo alez nan peyi nou an, nou menm nou pa ka alez nan peyi yo a konsa
Haiti had their independence assist 1804 it's a shame they should be the power house of the Caribbean islands but instead they are the poorest countries on earth smh
It’s not the poorest it’s all propaganda. You haven’t read the history on Haiti. Clearly
@@joanpop722 Not the Poorest, ONE of the Poorest !!
No the fuck it is not the poorest country!
Stop saying it's one of the world's poorest nation. Its not encouraging.
It is one of the poorest nations in the world along with being the absolute poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
you cant hide from reality…
Martinique has sugar cane plantations like that. Good idea to get tourism revenue.
What about now I'm pretty sure the bus burn down.🤣🤣🤣
Given the high risk of being kidnapped , not at the moment.
The kidnappings are happening in the capital not everywhere and there’s more security outside the capital. There’s kidnapping and gang violence in Brazil but I’m sure that won’t stop u from going
Does anyone know the name of the resort he works at ?
Kaliko Beach at that time now it is a beautiful Hilton franchise hotel which will be opened this year (July 2022) I believe.
What happen to the 30 billion that was donate to haitie?
No answer
Let's go Haiti
This is all about building economic for USA and France they are not there to help the people.
Who has been saved by tourism? Dominican Republic is a tourist haven and that country is still a mess. The Caribbean thrives on tourism and the tourists come and have the time of their lives while the local people continue to live in absolute poverty. So once again, please tell me who has been helped by tourism.
The government and those who run it.
Whether it’s tourism, or other industry, prosperity derives from capital, know-how, organization, diligent hard work and honesty. So tell me which of these are missing in Haiti.
Why should tourism save a country already rich with natural resources. Just end the colonialism and corruption.
Marie Iqbal
Stop blaming corruption.
We have an EXTREMELY corrupt White House RIGHT NOW and you don’t see us crapping in the streets, engaging in voodoo and living in indolence.
Haitians will Be Haitians.
@@Onewayto2024 how can I begin to respond to so much stupidity. Not one thing you said correlate to each other let alone corruption. Crapping on the street has nothing to do with corruption. People crap on the street everywhere. In the UK, weekend mornings are a usual timing for finding vomit all over the streets from the revellers of the nights before. That's just bodily function and lack of public toilets at night. In Haiti...at no time. Voodoo is a legitimate religion and is not associated with corruption except by white supremacist morons like you. Please come back when you make a point that can hold a conversation.
Coming from me as a Haitian woman, I agree with you 100 💯
France and other so called dominated country hate to see Haiti prosper so they can still go to Haiti and steal from Haiti 🇭🇹 because they know that we have a lot of resources. Haiti is a rich country is just the corrupt government 🙄 that refuses to do their job smh i which all of them and their family die in a painful way
Haiti is not colonized but the corruption part still stand
That guy from Miami looks like milat
No no Brother absolutely NO healing secrets! ! Look at what is happening to entire forests!
Yes true
Why he keep saying Jamaica for
Ask DR!
If the Haitians can get together and rebuild their own country than they would not have to blame the entire world for their problems. I don't see how Haiti can rely on tourism when they steal everything that is not nailed down
What have they stolen ??? Get the F**k outa here with that… Haiti has always been robbed. not the other way around do your research 🧐 Pamela Homeyer
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"Haitians today owe their survival to humanitarian aid"...Wow, what an inflammatory statement. Its so interesting how these documents tend to leave out the rich history of the island formerly referred to as the "pearl of the Caribbean" and only have the negative aspects to perpetuate. There isn't one high income country that doesn't have crime and corruption even up to the political leaders.
how
Brother, why you tell all the secrets of the orishas.. Are you crazy. The Mzungu takes from you day and night and you tell him your secret power that made you survive through slavery, and.. You're mad
Word son, just to show we losing touch with our ancestors.
@@louisjonas881 some things should be common sense.. we're the only ones late to the party. All others stand for their own.
I just wanna teach the next generation to stay true. Live in the world but always be ON CODE. The emphasis on the last part..
@@amoses585 facts
Yes, tourism is the best answer....just like the Spanish islands of Majorca and Minorca
Love💘 to Haitians
On dit en bon français: DES ESPRITS QUI VIVENT DANS UN GRAND ARBRE.
Why hasn't people invaded those vacation sites?
MARKETING MARKETING MARKETING! Thats the only way to get tourists to travel there in droves. Nobody thinks of Haiti as a “quality” vacation spot & that has to change. In time Im sure it will.❤
I think it can.
He just called it a curse land💀 is he lying or is he telling the truth 🤔
No lies detected
Frankly "No"!
the only thing that save a country is when the people come together as one and put the sword to the enemies neck, but in your case I don't think you know who the enemy is,
video
I think they should change the name of the country and switch national language to English
For what?
@@sherrisolomon8673 The name Haiti as it stands now draws up images of strive, mega poverty, constant political upheavals, gang violence and all the features of a failed state. Changing the name gives it a fresh page to start on and its citizens a new and renewed sense of identity.
Switching the official language from french to english will compliment this sense of new identity. It will strengthen ties to USA ,Britain and other english speaking countries who are in the position to act as major donors and attract investors with the trading capacity to catalyze Haiti's development. Rwanda ditched french as its official language after the 1994 genocide and now it is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa and a forerunner for Africa's new world order. Guess who is its largest donor now contributing more than half of it's foreign aid? Yes UK not France nor Belgium
Countries changing their name to take on new identity is not new a tall. From where I sit Haiti needs to completely undress, wear it's royal raiment and learn how to be a good actor in this well designed global political game.
@@wasua100 to be fair rwanda’s leadership “knew what he didn’t know” and had intentions of changing their position after the UN, france and belgium left them for dead after the genocide. Kagame looked at singapore’s model of development and sent others to copy the same, hence why one of its many nicknames is ‘singapore of africa’. The leadership made all the difference. True that french is no longer an official language but there’s a lot more rwandese that speak french then english. As, a haitian woman who lives on/off in rwanda, i can speak from experience. also, rwandan government invests a lot in tourism.I would love to see the increase in tourism in Haiti.
@@wasua100 But what about Haiti's creole culture and identity? Are they just supposed to throw that away or downplay it? I honestly don't think they need to throw everything away to get a fresh start. Any majority black country is going to be seen as less-than regardless but that doesn't stop Ghaha, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, Senegal, etc from improving their position in the world stage. Make Haiti mean something else. Don't throw away your identity to be more marketable.
Gtfoh!! We ain't changing nothing.why would we sacrifice our heritage,culture to fit in with the racist ,money imperialistic united states. the Haitian government need to start making better decisions also the haitian diaspora should start invest in the country
Conflict tourism
Haiti have its major problem but why not show positive of Haiti.
The media love to show negative things of Haiti, African and Black communities in US ghetto and here in Toronto, Canada.
That is why I depend on our own black stories not what racist narrow mind media said about us.
true
Nope .
This will take decades to do for them.
It could.
Hope 😅
No
Haiti was wonderful earlier until population out-ran the government's credibility and ability to manage.
Haiti is AFRICA WEST.
Haiti is marvellous.
It is not the "poorest", it is among the worst managed nations on Earth.
Having been involved with tourism throughout Haiti for fifty plus years we have watched the great, the good, and the stupid, happen in Haiti.
Tourism is one of the very best catalysts towards growing the NGP.
In the 70's if arrivals did not have a reserved room somewhere, it may have been chancy to sleep that night. The country then, was wildly successful without crime.
Today Haiti is undergoing a metamorphosis of sorts that does not take away from the country's attractions but does lend concern to when and where to visit.
However, Haiti is a bargain, and forgiving the detractions caused by the lack of security, it is a destination of shocking wonder.
But then, let's be real, and be very careful.
Joining the African union will be a great help for Haiti 🇭🇹.
Quick answer to the video: no
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Tourism cannot help these Levites who are living in the land of Haiti. Only the LORD Sabaoth: the Holy One of Israel can deliver them from all of their suffering! Yes these people are the LORD’s special possessions!
R u mad its to dangerous and I can't see anything changing in the next ten years for foreigners to risk going there
Tourism is a heavy price to pay for little bit of cash flow! Our bodies don't have immunity to their infectious diseases spreading on our lands.
Haiti might be poor but they are FREE!! I would rather be a poor FREE Haitian then LeBron James. Wake Up Diaspora! 1LOVE
LOL. Yet many Haitians much rather be slaves in a country that's prospering than free in their own country that's going nowhere.
i think the majority of ppl would pick to be Lebron James over the average Haitian. And Haiti is essentially controlled by non-Black elites and western powers..
53,900 jamaican dallor a todays date oh boi thats rough 9:35/28:39 150 000 still rough
and who the hell study house keeping for two years thats a two week course ...in jamaica and u get certificate and is able too travel with that and your experience are links lolz things are slow in haiti u dont excell when year young n fit u work hard and long just to achieve one thing while the world is moving forward .haiti is behind time sad to say
I wouldn't visit that part of the WORLD.
I Do not believe that Haiti needs to be Saved...From What or Who ? Salvation comes from within. Ayiti will survive. That is the trap that all of the other Caribbean Islands fell into and look what Covid did to tourism. Visiting Haiti Would Be A soulful Pleasure.
LOL
So Haiti has no issues? lol. K….
@@Mr_Bawon Everywhere has issues, but the people's self-reliance should be sufficient to solve their own issues. NO outside savior...
Nou fé anpil afé men se santiman nou pa genyen
The opposition killed of this dreams in blocked everything to put down the president Jovenel And now is assassineted,And heartquake passed again in les cayes ,all Haïti has nice beaches,the north with labadee,the South with îles à vache,the west south,the west north,near of port au prince with Decameroon etc.i hope one day my country will rising