36 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN APRIL 2021 what other departments are all about. “There’s a bit of a mix and match going on,” says Wegerer. Now, they are eagerly awaiting the return of guests. And that is slowly starting to happen. Flights are beginning to come in from Europe, and American travellers have found unconventional ways to make it to the island. “It’s possible for tourists from the United States to fly through Curacao, do a 24-hour antigen test and then get an island plane across and receive the test results in time to come into Bonaire,” Wegerer explains. “It’s a little bit of an additional step, but we have had American customers come down that way and they’ve found it very efficient, very flawless.” Despite the additional measures, Wegerer says clients are ready to come back to Bonaire. “I maintain contact with our regularly returning dive shops and group leaders and to friends in the United States and they are so desperate to come down to the island just to go diving again and meet their friends that they have built up over the years,” he says. “We have a huge repeat clientele that comes to Bonaire and that’s the nicest thing about this island. We’re very much looking forward to welcoming everyone back to paradise.” PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n Lita’s All Natural LitasAllNatural.com Info@LitasAllNatural.com
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