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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.
Stakeholders told
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.