Airport set for ‘record-breaking’ weekend of arrivals Sheria Brathwaite18/12/202401.9K views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is anticipating that this weekend will mark the busiest period at the Grantley Adams International Airport for the winter season thus far. … Read more
Airline drops student fare age cap after BCEN ‘discrimination’ challenge Emmanuel Joseph12/11/202402.6K views Caribbean Airlines has abolished its controversial age limit on student travel discounts following successful lobbying by a Barbadian consumer rights group on behalf of a mature student who was denied… Read more
Two Barbadians pilot inaugural flight from Philadelphia Barbados Today12/11/202402.8K views Barbados celebrated another historic tourism milestone on Saturday with the arrival of American Airlines (AA) nonstop Flight AA 549 from Philadelphia, piloted by Barbadians Captain Dillon Jackson and First Officer… Read more
PM discusses airlift with German diplomat Barbados Today07/11/20240880 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is keen for Barbados to resume airlift with Germany, Western Europe, and Scandinavia, and is optimistic that the Honorary Consul to Germany, Regina Sixt, can use… Read more
Delta Air Lines increasing airlift for summer 2025 Barbados Today18/10/20240813 views Barbados is seeing the fruit of tourism officials meeting with Delta Air Lines earlier this year. The carrier has announced that it is increasing airlift for summer 2025. Commencing… Read more
interCaribbean Airways launches non-stop flights between Grenada and Georgetown Barbados Today16/10/202401.3K views PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos – Tuesday, October 15, 2024 — interCaribbean Airways is thrilled to announce the launch of a new non-stop flight connecting Grenada and Georgetown, Guyana. Set to… Read more
Barbados signs air services agreement with Qatar Barbados Today15/10/202402.4K views Barbados and the State of Qatar have signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA). The ASA gives designated airlines from both countries the flexibility to operate without directional or geographical… Read more
50 years on – Argentina’s Frigate ARA Libertad returns to Barbados Aguinaldo Belgrave25/09/202401K views In a symbolic nod to half a century of diplomacy, Argentina’s training vessel, the Frigate ARA Libertad, recently sailed into the Bridgetown Port on its fourth visit to the island.… Read more
Winair to start Barbados flights this winter Barbados Today12/09/202402.3K views Winair will begin direct flights to/from Barbados from November 15, the St Maarten-based airline has announced. It said it will operate six flights a week between St Maarten and Barbados,… Read more
Immigrants Barbados Today23/08/20240987 views “An immigrant is a person who has come to a country that is not their own in order to live there permanently” – Cambridge Dictionary In essence immigration is the… Read more