February 25, 2021
As people from around the globe prepare to satisfy a pent-up desire for travel, Barbados and other Caribbean destinations are being urged to be more visible and more welcoming by reviewing quarantine policies.
Moreover, some tourism industry experts are suggesting that the region could consider allowing people with proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test to forego the current quarantine period.
The points were raised during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) online discussion on Wednesday under the theme
Peak Position.
Collin Pegler, Managing Director of Resort Marketing International, said since the announcement that the UK market will be opened to travel by mid-March, travel searches had increased ten-fold in some cases and airlines were starting to see an increase in bookings.