BHTA chairman champions Tourism 3.0 Ricardo Roberts13/09/20260276 views Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Kelly‑Ann Payne is calling on tourism leaders to shift their focus from merely counting visitors to measuring how much value the… Read more
BHTA reports strong first-half performance Ricardo Roberts13/09/20260145 views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has reported a robust financial performance and significant developmental milestones for the first half of the year, despite slight dips in visitor occupancy.… Read more
Export Barbados pushes entrepreneurship to industrialisation Lourianne Graham10/09/20260241 views The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), Export Barbados, wants to see entrepreneurs evolve from entrepreneurship to industrialisation to build productive capacity. This was highlighted during the handover of a… Read more
130 tourism stakeholders trained for critical incidents Lourianne Graham29/08/20260143 views About 130 tourism stakeholders have been trained to respond to emergencies involving visitors, as the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) moves to strengthen how the destination handles critical incidents. BTMI… Read more
Real-time passenger data dashboard would ‘improve border security’ Lauryn Escamilla21/08/2026096 views A real-time passenger-data dashboard would improve border security, tourism planning and investment decisions, Senator Ryan Forde has suggested as the Senate moved to pass the Advance Passenger Information and Passenger… Read more
Barbados scores nine World Travel Awards nominations Barbados Today20/08/2026065 views Barbados has secured nine nominations in the 2026 World Travel Awards, with the island in the running for honours spanning culture, cruise tourism, sports, romance and events. Among the nominations… Read more
Union urges govt to raise air traffic controllers’ pay, recognise specialist skills Emmanuel Joseph18/08/20260307 views An urgent pay increase and national recognition for air traffic controllers are needed to prevent the country from losing skilled aviation workers overseas, the island’s largest public sector union has… Read more
Crop Over promotion, planning to be reviewed Jenique Belgrave17/08/20260305 views Culture minister Senator Shane Archer has suggested that an earlier launch could help Barbados attract more overseas visitors and diaspora travelers to Crop Over, as the National Cultural Foundation prepares… Read more
Manufacturers urged to deepen tourism links Ricardo Roberts11/08/2026089 views Stronger public-private collaboration and better market data are needed to help manufacturers increase supplies to the domestic economy and the tourism industry, the Barbados Manufacturers Association has urged. BMA Executive… Read more
BHTA stages tournament to raise funds for schools Shamar Blunt09/08/20260270 views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is aiming to raise at least $50 000 to support schools across Barbados through its Adopt-A-School Futsal Tournament. The tournament, which kicked off… Read more