Tourism leader urges a single travel policy for region’s survival
Article by December 15, 2020
One of the Caribbean’s most influential tourism policymakers has outlined a major recovery plan for the struggling tourism industry, including a common travel protocol in the region.
And it appears that some of the recommendations for more seamless travel for Caribbean people in their own regional community have found support from Barbados’ top tourism official.
Minister of Tourism in Jamaica Edmund Bartlett issued an impassioned plea last Friday, stating that a prolonged fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic could spell disaster for the Caribbean’s tourism product, which experts say could shrink by as much as 30 per cent as a result of a 75 per cent slump in tourist arrivals this year.