BusinessLocal NewsTourism Staycations helping hotels survive by Emmanuel Joseph 14/11/2020 written by Emmanuel Joseph 1 min read 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 … Continue Reading 14/11/2020 1 comment FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsRegionalTourismUncategorized Cummins elected chair of Caribbean Tourism Organisation by Barbados Today 29/10/2020 by Barbados Today 29/10/2020 Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO). She was elected today at the CTOโs annual general meeting.ย Cummins replaces her St Lucian … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19Local NewsNewsTourism BHTA head lauds Sandals repeat guests for continuous support by Barbados Today 24/10/2020 by Barbados Today 24/10/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism Tourism officials advised to woo Chinese by Marlon Madden 23/10/2020 by Marlon Madden 23/10/2020 Attracting visitors from the Chinese market and getting more out of the cruise sector should be among the Caribbeanโs top priorities as regional countries seek to diversify their tourism product. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism Tourism official expects no major fallout from CDC travel advisory by Emmanuel Joseph 16/10/2020 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/10/2020 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 โhigh-riskโ destination. The assurance came today … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism Caricom welcomes AA preflight testing initiative by Barbados Today Traffic 01/10/2020 by Barbados Today Traffic 01/10/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism World Tourism Day Message – BHTA Chairman by Barbados Today Traffic 27/09/2020 by Barbados Today Traffic 27/09/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourismTravel World Tourism Day 2020 Message by Neil Walters, Acting S-G CTO by Barbados Today 27/09/2020 by Barbados Today 27/09/2020 The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the regionโs tourism development agency, joins the global community in celebrating World Tourism Day 2020 under the theme, โTourism and Rural Developmentโ. This yearโs international … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism The urgency of transforming Caribbean tourism by Barbados Today 27/09/2020 by Barbados Today 27/09/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism COVID-19 protocols a selling point for tourism by Marlon Madden 26/09/2020 by Marlon Madden 26/09/2020 The operator of one of Barbadosโ 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
