1.0Barbados Todayhttps://barbadostoday.bbMarlon Maddenhttps://barbadostoday.bb/author/marlonmadden/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/06/11/bhta-looks-to-intra-regional-business-airfares-lobby/">BHTA looks to intra-regional business, airfares lobby</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/06/11/bhta-looks-to-intra-regional-business-airfares-lobby/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“BHTA looks to intra-regional business, airfares lobby” — Barbados Today" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://barbadostoday.bb/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Rudy-Grant.jpg900412Three months after closing down its commercial flight activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbados is looking to re-open for passenger business as early as next month, Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Senator Rudy Grant has announced.At the same time, he has given an indication that the association would consider lobbying the Mia Mottley administration for a temporary removal of government taxes on regional travel.