The Dutch Caribbean island of Curazao became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010. Curaçao has been one of the five island territories of the Netherlands Antilles, which has had its headquarters in Willemstad.
Curaçao now exclusively to reap the benefits of the taxes brought in from its rapidly developing tourism industry. The change in the status of Curaçao to being an independent nation within the Dutch Kingdom translates into more tax dollars available for tourism development.
Now, more resources will be available on the island to develop new port and hotel facilities, positioning Curaçao for significant growth in its tourism product.
"Curacao is pleased to announce our status as the newest country in the world," says the Curacao Tourism Board, Executive Director of Hugo Clarinda. «With this historical change offers enormous growth potential in our tourism landscape to meet the demands of the North American market which, as evidenced by the constant increase in the number of arrivals from Curaçao, is increasingly interested in traveling to the hidden treasure from the Caribbean."
It should be noted that Curaçao has seen an increase of nearly 40 percent in arrivals from North America, as of August 2010, most of any island in the Caribbean.
Looking ahead to 2011, Curacao is well positioned, proving to be very popular with upscale and sophisticated travelers, having been named one of the "Top Nine Points to Luxury Savvy Traveler" in a recent CNN article. .com.
Curaçao also has plans to increase air travel from the East Coast in the coming months, which will further enhance tourism to the island. New flight schedules are projected to go live in late 2010.