We in Barbados are desperate to get our economy going again, and who could criticise the Mia Mottley administration for doing all in its power to return some life to our country that is wrestling with four consecutive quarters of double-digit declines.The international cruise sector is champing at the bit to return to the seas after suffering billions of dollars in pandemic losses. And given the major humanitarian role that Barbados played last year, in providing vital air and port access to thousands of cruise passengers and crew, we are expecting the sector will show Barbados some significant goodwill, in return.With 121 million Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 36 million Britons, receiving at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, we are certainly hedging our bets that we will benefit from that pent up demand for travel and leisure.
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‘Global’ candidates among applicants for BTMI top spot
Article by May 15, 2021
The search for a new Chief Executive Officer at the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has begun and the response has been overwhelming.
Word of this has come from Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins, who gave the assurance that the crème de la crème of the applicants will be selected, from prospective candidates from the global search.
She said the hunt for a new BTMI boss came at a time when the marketing agency and the entire country were “challenged” due to the lack of a vibrant global travel and tourism industry.
Get the Apps Labour minister says aggrieved hotel workers will get their missing severance
Article by May 15, 2021
Frustrated former hotel workers, including those from the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, have been given the assurance that they will receive outstanding severance despite continuous broken promises from their previous employer.
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan was responding to a fresh round of protests involving severed Accra Beach employees and those from the Hilton Barbados Resort, who were left on the breadline in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After loud protests last December, the former Accra staff secured over 70 per cent of their outstanding pay with a promise from management, backed by tourism minister Senator Lisa Cummins that the remaining monies, including payment in lieu of notice, would be delivered no later than the 31st of March.
Tourism sector prepares to welcome back source markets
Article by May 15, 2021
Over the past 18 months, the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport and the agencies under its portfolio have been working diligently to prepare for the reopening of its source markets for leisure and business travel.
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, spoke about some of that work Friday morning during the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s (BTMI) launch of the new Brand Barbados promotional campaign entitled “Little Island Big Barbados”.
“Managing these times is challenging…. It has been planning for the worst, but preparing for the best. It has been about risk mitigation and adaptation. It has been about reasoned analysis and unchecked rhetoric masquerading as commentary. It has been about encouraging and supporting while setting standards and enforcing them….
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