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The House in Barbados gets refurb
The House, one of Barbados’ premier West Coast hotels, has completed a five-month refurbishment including a fresh look in the guestrooms and bathrooms.
Barbados to host the 8th African Diaspora Heritage trail conference
The Caribbean island of Barbados is set to host the 8th Annual African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Conference, from September 17 to 19, 2012.
Almond Beach Village set to close
Almond Beach Village in Barbados is set to close its doors on April 30 due to the deteriorating quality of the property and falling occupancy levels. The closure is expected to result in 500 employees losing their jobs.
World-class hospital to open in Barbados to serve global medical tourism market
Invest Barbados today announced that a new world-class hospital will be built on the site of the former St. Joseph Hospital as part of a long-term development program that will also bring several specialty treatment centres, biotechnology research companies and patient accommodation facilities to the country over the next five years.
Historic Bridgetown offered UNESCO status
Barbadian heritage has been officially acknowledged on the world stage with the Historic Bridgetown & Garrison confirmed for inclusion within the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Also in the Caribbean today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Bridgetown.
Rihanna signs up to promote Barbados
Rihanna - one of the best-selling artists of all time with more than 30 million records and 100 million singles sales to her name - has signed a multi-year deal with The Barbados Tourism Authority. Under the terms of the deal, the pop sensation will exclusively promote her hometown island of Barbados as a tourist destination.
Barbados launches its own OTA
The Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) has signed an agreement with Regatta Travel Solutions to launch BookBarbadosNow.com.
Barbados Tourism Authority appoints new Chairman
Minister of Tourism Hon. Richard Sealy has announced that the Barbados Tourism Authority has a new Chairman, Adrian Elcock. Adrian Elcock
David Rice, President & CEO, Barbados Toursit Board @ ITB Berlin 2011
BTN talks to David Rice, President & CEO, Barbados Toursit Board at ITB Berlin 2011
Barbados eyes health tourism market
Barbados has outlined plans to develop its health and wellness tourism sector to help overcome the reliance of the country’s travel industry on seasonality and the vagaries of the global economic climate.
CHTA 2010 spotlight: Totally Barbados
On the eve of Caribbean Marketplace 2010, BTN caught up Brett Callaghan, the man behind TotallyBarbados.com, to find out how a site that started small has grown big by tapping into local knowledge.
Barbados enlists support for APD rethink
Barbados has enlisted the support of the travel industry in a bid to get the UK government to scrap Air Passenger Duty. The island’s Prime Minister David Thompson came to the UK to lobby the government to rethink the tax, which could add as much as £400 to the cost of a family holiday to the island.