Putting climate change under the microscope Marlon Madden06/04/20199380 views The issue of climate change and its impact on the region’s bread and butter tourism industry came under the microscope this week as several ministers of tourism came together to… Read more
Strong linkages needed between tourism and other sectors: Grant Barbados Today30/03/20198364 views Senator Rudy Grant is encouraging strong linkages between the tourism industry and other sectors in Barbados. The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), during his… Read more
BTMI head announces solid 2018 performance Barbados Today09/03/201918348 views CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), William ‘Billy’ Griffith, has revealed that Barbados enjoyed a 2.7 per cent increase in stay-over arrivals last year, compared to the corresponding… Read more
South coast restaurants woo diners back Marlon Madden09/02/2019111.3K views After putting with up with a less than desirable situation on the south coast for some time, a number of restaurants along the once sewage-plagued tourist belt came together in… Read more
Cruise visitors make rounds in The City Barbados Today21/01/201911955 views It’s a busy Errol Barrow Day at the Bridgetown Port. Three cruise ships are docked at the port today. A BT team saw several visitors as well as locals making… Read more
A ‘very good’ year for tourism, says Symmonds Barbados Today20/01/2019331.3K views Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds says the tourism industry’s end of year results for 2018 were “very good”. But he warns that gun violence can possibly put… Read more