The Barbados 12-month Welcome Stamp programme has proven to be the saviour for the island’s tourism as the number of short-stay-visitors plummeted in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins who said on Tuesday the programme, designed to attract long-stay visitors to compensate for the drastic decline in short-stay visitors, had to date netted “around 5 000” visitors from around …
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Following is an edited version of a statement by Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins. “I want to take a moment to respond to a lot of the commentary that we ve been hearing lately, including, of course, the concerns raised most recently about an event called Haywire. “Haywire may not be a BTMI event or sponsored by the BTMI – and our role so far in engaging …
Tourism industry braces for 90 per cent hit
Article by January 29, 2021
For the second time in less than a year, layoffs are said to be looming in the tourism industry, as hotels record hundreds of cancellations for the high-season months of February and March.
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Barbados TODAY the country’s new travel protocols when coupled with the tightening international restrictions have created the “perfect storm” for players in Barbados’ main foreign-exchange earning industry.
Over the last few days, top officials from the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) have been locked in numerous meetings and so far, Chairman Geoffrey Roach and Chief Executive Officer Senator Rudy Grant could not be reached for comment.