Staycations helping hotels survive Emmanuel Joseph14/11/20201333 views Hospitality officials are welcoming the contribution of staycations to the survival of the hotel industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Some hotels that have reopened after being closed since earlier this… Read more
Cummins elected chair of Caribbean Tourism Organisation Barbados Today29/10/20200369 views Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO). She was elected today at the CTO’s annual general meeting. Cummins replaces her St Lucian… Read more
BHTA head lauds Sandals repeat guests for continuous support Barbados Today24/10/20201273 views Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Chairman Geoffrey Roach has praised Sandals guests for their commitment not only to the Luxury Included Resort chain but to Barbados as a leading… Read more
Tourism officials advised to woo Chinese Marlon Madden23/10/20201165 views Attracting visitors from the Chinese market and getting more out of the cruise sector should be among the Caribbean’s top priorities as regional countries seek to diversify their tourism product.… Read more
Tourism official expects no major fallout from CDC travel advisory Emmanuel Joseph16/10/20201453 views Barbados will not be significantly impacted by the latest US travel advisory that urges its citizens to avoid this country deemed as a COVID-19 “high-risk” destination. The assurance came today… Read more
Caricom welcomes AA preflight testing initiative Barbados Today Traffic01/10/20201363 views The move by American Airlines to introduce preflight testing for passengers travelling to Jamaica, the Bahamas and eventually the rest of CARICOM is a game-changer and can provide a major… Read more
World Tourism Day Message – BHTA Chairman Barbados Today Traffic27/09/20200261 views As we celebrate World Tourism Day, at a time when international and domestic tourism activity has been severely impacted by the vagaries of COVID-19, it is useful to take the… Read more
World Tourism Day 2020 Message by Neil Walters, Acting S-G CTO Barbados Today27/09/20200220 views The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the region’s tourism development agency, joins the global community in celebrating World Tourism Day 2020 under the theme, “Tourism and Rural Development”. This year’s international… Read more
The urgency of transforming Caribbean tourism Barbados Today27/09/20201337 views By Therese Turner-Jones World Tourism Day, celebrated on Sept. 27, comes at a sobering time for the Caribbean. Travel is unlikely to return to normalcy for another year, or even… Read more
COVID-19 protocols a selling point for tourism Marlon Madden26/09/20204279 views The operator of one of Barbados’ most popular hotels believes the strict adherence to rigorous COVID-19 protocols will be a big selling point for wooing more tourists to the destination… Read more