Minister of Tourism Patrick Delatour of Haiti
Patrick Delatour was a participant or observer in the following events: January 1, 2004: First Investment Bank Launched in Haiti; Some Shareholders Have Dubious PastssEL('1626004942-44745','44745') Seventy wealthy Haitians and Haitian-Americans officially launch Haitis first investment bank, PromoCapital.
Historian Delatour said that according to the legend, Christophe fired the cannon toward heaven.
Delatour is trying to build on the 20-year relationship with Royal Caribbean.
Delatour said the massive effort on the Citadelle, along with two dozen other mountaintop forts, by a nation that was internationally isolated and recuperating from devastating wars, could only be explained by the determination of the former slaves never to return to the plantation.
He suggested that Haitis tourism could benefit from the high-level Haiti Trade and Investment Forum the OAS is coordinating in Haiti in early May He also noted that a tourism conference is set for later in the year, at OAS headquarters in WashingtonMinister Delatour expressed appreciation for the Organizations longstanding and strong advocacy for his countrys tourism development based on the wealth of Haitian culture, music, architecture and other elements.
Delatour is trying to build on the 20- year relationship with Royal Caribbean, one of the few bright spots when it comes to Haitian tourism.
Delatour has dreams for an international airport in the north of the country, resort hotels dotting the coastline and tourist revenues, now paltry, shooting through the roof.
Patrick Delatour was one of the principal architects in the resotration of the Citadel for over fifteen years.
Likewise, Minister Delatour has a post doctorate degree from Columbia University where his dissertation covered the history of the Citadel.
Minister Delatour expressed appreciation for the Organizations longstanding and strong advocacy for his countrys tourism development based on the wealth of Haitian culture, music, architecture and other elements.
Though there is no guarantee he will be included in the new cabinet, Delatour is determined to keep working and is confident that Haiti has a future in tourism.