Tourism officials strategising during COVID-19 down time Barbados Today25/04/20201310 views Tourism officials are using the downtime caused by COVID-19 to strategise on ways to reposition brand Barbados so that this destination remains top of mind in the island’s major source… Read more
Resumed tourism air arrivals ‘by July’, Caddle hopes Marlon Madden25/04/20202378 views As unemployment rises dramatically in Barbados and hopes for the immediate recovery of the tourism industry fades, the Minister for Investment appears to be banking on Barbados receiving its first… Read more
Cruise ships buying local Marlon Madden23/04/20202304 views Cruise ships off the coast of Barbados are continuing to source some of their food for crew members from local farmers at their own cost. Word of this has come… Read more
Action team picked to jumpstart tourism Barbados Today23/04/20201298 views Tourism officials are consumed with determining strategies to keep Barbados top-of-mind in its major markets with a near $30 million fund, while the country battles the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister… Read more
Target Caribbean tourists, says regional expert Marlon Madden21/04/20201287 views Tourism-dependent destinations in the Caribbean are being advised to look more to regional travel to boost their tourism product post COVID-19. At the same time, former Minister of Tourism and… Read more
Nine out of ten hotels closed in industry’s worst crisis Randy Bennett16/04/20200428 views COVID-19 has crushed the tourism industry, accounting for 5,000 hotel worker’s jobs lost and shuttering nearly nine out of ten hotels in the industry’s worst crisis, according to the Barbados… Read more
Several international carriers cancelling Barbados flights Barbados Today22/03/20202313 views Despite the government’s reluctance to close its borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a slew of international carriers are cancelling flights to Barbados and slashing their services to the island, Minister… Read more
‘Spend in Bim, help tourism’ – Symmonds Barbados Today18/03/20209307 views As visitor numbers dwindle in the wake of COVID-19, Barbadians should now become their own country’s tourists, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds has suggested, declaring that now is the time… Read more
Support for keeping borders open Marlon Madden18/03/20205308 views Several tourism officials are defending Government’s decision to keep the country’s borders open to visitors from around the world despite the fear associated with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).… Read more
Major losses, tourism business slumps Marlon Madden18/03/20200374 views Hoteliers are reeling from cancellations and no-shows from the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of dollars in losses, some attractions reporting up to 70 per cent decline in business and others… Read more