WTM hailed a huge success for Barbados Barbados Today07/11/20210533 views Barbados continues to be the top performing destination for many key tour operator partners across the United Kingdom, many of whom have stated that 2022 is well positioned to be… Read more
2021 cruise ship calls expected to reach almost 340 Anesta Henry30/10/20211535 views Barbados is expected to have 335 cruise ship visits to the Bridgetown Port in 2021. Speaking during a plaque ceremony to welcome the AIDASol cruise ship at the Bridgetown Port,… Read more
Friendly people, cuisine and attractions make Barbados’ tourism product unique Barbados Today23/10/20210481 views Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, believes Barbados’ tourism product is unique because of its people, cuisine and attractions. Senator Cummins shared this view about the island’s… Read more
BHTA calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for tourism workers Emmanuel Joseph10/10/20213388 views The local hotel and tourism leadership has called on the Mia Mottley administration to immediately introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all employees across the industry or witness the collapse of… Read more
July arrivals set new record for Barbados for 2021 Barbados Today21/08/20210342 views Barbados recorded over 10,000 air passenger arrivals after months of being hard-hit by a global pandemic. For the first time since December 2020, the local tourism industry has recorded a… Read more
CTO launches Caribbean Community Tourism Network Barbados Today01/08/20210586 views Tourism product development authorities in the region now have a resource from which to draw when developing their community-based tourism (CBT) programmes. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has launched the… Read more
BHTA statement on COVID-19 vaccination and testing protocols Barbados Today24/07/20210265 views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) reaffirms our commitment to the responsible resuscitation of Barbados’ tourism and hospitality industry. Emerging from discussions of the BHTA membership held on Friday,… Read more
Barbados set to welcome first cruise passengers in more than a year Anesta Henry05/06/20211329 views Barbados is preparing to welcome the first cruise in more than a year when the Celebrity Millennium ship arrives at the Bridgetown Port on Monday June 7. All passengers and… Read more
COVID quarantine period reduced for fully vaccinated travellers to Jamaica Barbados Today02/06/20210289 views SOURCE: JAMAICA GLEANER: Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will now be required to quarantine for eight days down from 14 days.… Read more
Tourism sector prepares to welcome back source markets Barbados Today15/05/20212319 views Over the past 18 months, the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport and the agencies under its portfolio have been working diligently to prepare for the reopening of its source… Read more