December 17, 2020
Come January next year, the Ministry of Tourism is expected to engage in a national consultation in an effort to map out a new “inclusive and sustainable” tourism product for Barbados.
Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins made the announcement, pointing out that now was a “tremendous time” to transform the tourism sector.
Stating that work has already begun in her ministry towards the creation of a more sustainable tourism offering, Cummins gave the assurance that officials would be engaging all stakeholders in coming up with a master plan “for what the tourism future could look like”.
“Early in January we will be having a national consultation which is going to be able to help us launch what we call the inclusive tourism model for the future,” she told the recent Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association’s fourth quarterly general meeting.
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.
#BTEditorial – We want to know the jobless figure, too
Article by December 11, 2020
Since the sudden, drastic and unprecedented economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there have been calls from many quarters for Government to state the official unemployment figure.
Many are rightly concerned about where we have found ourselves as a developing nation.
The only way we can get ourselves out of the rot and start to work towards a sound economic plan of action is if we know exactly where we are.
Indeed, any chance of us recovering will require “all hands on deck” as our Prime Minister has reminded us time and time again.
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