Curaçao’s Minister of Economic Development, Roderick Middelhof, recently indicated that the island is considering eliminating the visa requirement for Venezuelans, a measure that would help revive tourism from the country.

According to the official, local authorities are working to “restore the conditions that previously existed to facilitate the entry of travelers to the island.”

The minister stated in an interview: “We are currently evaluating the possibility of removing the visa requirement again, because Venezuelans have had a period when they didn’t need a visa to enter here. So, what we want to do right now is refocus on that, attracting tourism from Venezuela as well.”

The official also announced that next year Curaçao “will have a special fund to invest in Venezuela and promote the island within the national tourism market.” In this regard, he highlighted the benefits of the imminent resumption of tourism from Venezuela, as it will contribute to strengthening the sector.

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This weekend, the Korsou Refinery (RdK), in Curaçao, announced the restart of operations, with the bet of receiving oil from Venezuela.

The facility was operated by the Venezuelan PDVSA between 1985 and 2019, the year in which the concession contract expired. Now, the RdK reopens and hopes to have the support of the “Venezuelan brothers.”

However, they remain expectant as April 18 approaches, the date on which the US Treasury Department’s licenses to trade Venezuelan crude oil expire.

In an interview with the AFP agency, the director of the refinery in Curaçao, Patrick Newton, indicated: “The sanctions imposed on Venezuela did a lot of damage to us in the negotiations still underway to find foreign companies willing to invest in the reactivation.”

For Newton, the reactivation of the refinery is strategic for the region. The objective is “to resume the role of RdK as a transit port for crude oil and fuels in the Caribbean to international markets.”

The refining potential of the facilities in Curaçao is 360,000 bpd. Last December, they signed an agreement with PDVSA for the Venezuelan state company to pay a debt of USD 450 million with crude oil. The first shipment is expected to occur during the first six months of 2024.

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The Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA announced that it will pay the debt with the Curaçao refinery, which it has maintained since 2019, to resume the supply of crude oil to the facilities.

Patrick Newton, director of Refineria di Korsou (RdK), which owns the refinery, said: “This is a fair agreement for Curaçao and also for PDVSA, which opens the way for closer cooperation in the future.”

In 2019, the refinery ceased operations, upon expiration of the contract through which PDVSA had operated the “335,000 barrels per day (bpd) facility and neighboring oil facilities” for years. Due to these negotiations, “debts of millions of dollars were identified in Curaçao and Bonaire, where the Venezuelan company managed the BOPEC oil terminal.”

Although the total amount of the debt has not yet been revealed, it is estimated that approximately $21 million in labor liabilities will be paid by PDVSA “with oil shipments to the island,” according to Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas.

The agreement between the parties mentions 450 million dollars, a sum that contemplates pending issues such as the construction of a gas pipeline between Venezuela and Curaçao, as well as other bilateral projects.

Venezuela’s Oil Minister, Pedro Tellechea, has indicated that the Venezuelan state-owned PDVSA wants to “resume regular crude oil supplies to the Curaçao refinery, which was once one of its most important heavy oil storage, refining and shopping centers.” ”.

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Avior Airlines offers an unmissable rate during November 24, 25 and 26, in which round-trip tickets to Curacao can be purchased for only $190 American dollars (USD).

With Black Friday Flights, the customer can choose the flight date until May 31, 2024, enjoy checked luggage of 23kg and carry-on luggage that does not exceed 8kg.

It is known worldwide that Black Friday had its origin in the United States, but many countries decided to adopt this day of discounts, “although the trend reached Venezuela until recently, we decided to join again with an offer on our most current international route,” indicated Luigi Ricardo, Vice President of Commercial Production at Avior Airlines.

Flights to Curacao, with Avior Airlines, are operating with two (2) weekly frequencies on Wednesdays and Sundays, departing from Caracas at 10:00 am and returning from the Caribbean Island at 12:30 noon.

The Black Friday Flights offer is available to purchase through all the airline’s sales channels: Call Center, WhatsApp, Service Centers and Website.

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Aviones de Oriente continues to add destinations, on October 4 the restart of operations to and from Curacao was made official, this being its second international route with departures from the “Simón Bolívar” International Airport in Maiquetía.

With two weekly frequencies from Hato International Airport, choosing to fly on Wednesdays or Sundays, taking off at 10:00 am and returning from Hato International Airport the same day at 12:30 pm, it will be possible to connect with the rest of the cities served by Avior Airlines in their destinations, stopping in Caracas.

Currently, Avior has flights available from Caracas every day, which connect with both the East and the West of Venezuela, which allows us to offer more options to passengers to fly from Caracas to Barcelona, ​​Barquisimeto, Las Piedras, Maracaibo, Porlamar and Puerto Ordaz.

At Avior Airlines, operations adjustments continue to maintain a flight schedule that allows it to consolidate itself as an airline that flies towards excellence.

For more information, if you are not yet part of the Avior Airlines digital platform, you can join it by following its official account on Instagram: @AviorAir, and for requests, WhatsApp +1 407 2144866 is available.

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The Avior Airlines company reported that, starting next October 4, it will connect the city of Caracas with the island of Curacao.

Likewise, it indicated on its website that the air frequency will be twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Avior specified that the cost of the flight starts at USD 270. If a passenger wishes to travel from the capital of Venezuela to the Caribbean island from October 8 to 15 of this year, the price of the medium ticket is USD 299.18.

Passengers will have an 8 kilo carry-on baggage, a 23 kilo suitcase, if you want to change the date you must pay an additional USD 100, and you will be able to select the seat.

The departure by Avior from Caracas will be at 10:00 am, arriving in Curacao at 10:45 a.m. However, the departure from the Caribbean island will be at 12:30 p.m. and it will arrive in Venezuela at 1:15 p.m.

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The Venezuelan airline Laser will resume on May 5 the Curaçao-Caracas flights with two weekly frequencies that will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, according to Eliana Verkooke, director of Marketing.

Verkooke explained that after the reopening of the borders between both nations, flights have been resumed, a decision that was welcomed by travelers.

In the midst of this announcement, the director of the Curaçao Tourism Office, Marco Leal, added that “Avior with 3 flights and Albatros from Las Piedras, which will have 3 weekly flights, will also operate to the island.”

It is important to remember that travelers from Venezuela must have a visa issued by the consular missions to enter Curaçao. Likewise, “passengers must complete the “Digital Immigration Card” a maximum of 48 hours before the departure of their flight. You must request it at https://www.dicardcuracao.com/portal and present it upon arrival in Curaçao.”

Regarding biosecurity measures, the yellow fever vaccine will be required in case of entering “within 6 days after leaving or transiting countries with risk of transmission.” Children under 9 months of age, people over 60 years of age, among others, are exempt.

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The Curaçao-based airline, Sky High, recently announced that it plans to start connecting operations with Venezuela through the city of Valencia, with plans to expand its routes to other destinations such as Barquisimeto, Caracas or Barcelona.

The announcement was made after the official opening of the air and sea border between Venezuela and Curaçao, in what represents the first stage of reconnection between both nations.

The president of the Association of Airlines of Venezuela, Humberto Figuera, affirmed that this destination, together with Aruba and Bonaire, competed directly with the island of Margarita.

Figuera highlighted the importance of the ABC Islands as a connection destination with Europe and other regions, despite the recent measure by the government of the Netherlands to request a visa for Venezuelan tourists traveling to the islands.

Other Venezuelan airlines, among which Laser and Albatros stand out, are in the process of preparing to carry out the first flights, for which they are waiting for authorization from INAC to start operations.

Figuera highlighted the importance of Aruba as a destination for Venezuela, since there is the possibility of migrating to the United States directly from the island.

“When you enter Aruba, this destination already counts for the immigration process, so entering the US is already considered a domestic flight,” stressed the president of the Association of Airlines.

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This Saturday, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, confirmed the reopening of the commercial connection with the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in April and May.

On his Twitter account, Gil posted the schedule, where he noted that the maritime and air connection with Curaçao will be reopened on April 3; that same date the maritime contact with Bonaire will be opened. And later, on May 1st, they will resume the connection by sea with Curaçao.

Flights to the islands belonging to the Kingdom of the Netherlands were suspended in 2019, due to internal political problems.

The reopening of contact between the islands and Venezuela represents an advance in commercial relations, as well as representing a light for the tourism sector.

As the date indicated by Gil to resume the connection by air and sea approaches, the airlines that will be authorized for these routes will be known.

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This Monday a meeting was held in Caracas between the Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Robert Schuddeboom, to review the conditions for the reopening of the maritime border with Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.

Let us remember that the border with these islands has been closed since 2019. In this sense, Rodríguez spoke through his Twitter account to publicize this meeting with the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Caracas.

Both representatives discussed issues inherent to the bilateral relationship between the two nations and “the steps to follow for the reopening of the border between Venezuela and Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.”

From this meeting, favorable agreements are expected for Venezuela, as well as Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, with the signing of agreements sponsored by the government of the Netherlands.

Nos reunimos con el embajador del Reino de los Países Bajos, @rschuddeboom, a quien transmitimos el saludo del Pdte. @NicolasMaduro. Abordamos temas de nuestra relación bilateral y los pasos a seguir para la reapertura de la frontera entre Venezuela y Aruba, Curazao y Bonaire. pic.twitter.com/brOOpqv37M

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