BusinessLocal NewsTourism โSpend in Bim, help tourismโ – Symmonds by Barbados Today 18/03/2020 written by Barbados Today 3 min read As visitor numbers dwindle in the wake of COVID-19, Barbadians should now become their own countryโs tourists, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds has suggested, declaring that now is the time … Continue Reading 18/03/2020 9 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNewsSportsTourism Support for keeping borders open by Marlon Madden 18/03/2020 by Marlon Madden 18/03/2020 Several tourism officials are defending Governmentโs decision to keep the countryโs borders open to visitors from around the world despite the fear associated with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNewsTourism Major losses, tourism business slumps by Marlon Madden 18/03/2020 by Marlon Madden 18/03/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal NewsNewsTourism BHTA to focus on COVID-19 at first quarterly meeting by Barbados Today 15/03/2020 by Barbados Today 15/03/2020 In light of the impact of the global spread of COVID-19 on its members and the islandโs tourism industry, the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) will focus its attention … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNewsTourism Tourism โunder attackโ as bookings take hit by Marlon Madden 11/03/2020 by Marlon Madden 11/03/2020 The COVID-19 respiratory disease has started to rip into Barbadosโ bread-and-butter industry, tourism, resulting in more than a million dollar in revenue loss to some hoteliers as a result of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTourism Caution against โover-tourismโ by Barbados Today 06/02/2020 by Barbados Today 06/02/2020 While further development of tourism will ultimately benefit Barbadosโ economy, an Independent Senator has issued a caution against the potential negative impact such development could have on the countryโs social … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsPoliticsTourism Tourism not benefiting all by Sandy Deane 06/02/2020 by Sandy Deane 06/02/2020 Opposition Senator Crystal Drakes today raised concern about what she described as growing โinequalityโ in the tourism sector and the wider society, warning that it has the potential to widen … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Coronavirus watch on by Marlon Madden 05/02/2020 by Marlon Madden 05/02/2020 As Government continues to beef up its security measures at ports of entry to be able to detect and quickly address any Coronavirus entering the island, tourism officials are keeping … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism Be patient, tourism players told by Anesta Henry 28/01/2020 by Anesta Henry 28/01/2020 Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds is assuring all tourism stakeholders that Government is taking steps to ensure that all Barbadians can benefit from a piece of the islandโs bread and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTourism BHTA New Year’s Message by Barbados Today 01/01/2020 by Barbados Today 01/01/2020 New Year’s Day message from Stephen Austin,ย Chairman, Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association As we come to the end of 2019, it is timely and important for us to reflect on … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
