Travel agents gather for trade show

Travel agents from the United Kingdom and Ireland are in Barbados to celebrate British Airways’ 65th anniversary of service to Barbados, and yesterday they got the opportunity to meet with a number of key stakeholders in the Barbados tourism sector.

During remarks delivered during the Breakfast Trade show and Seminar, which took place at Sandals Royal Barbados, Cheryl Carter, Director UK for the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. noted that it was her hope for the travel agents to discover why Barbados continues to be the United Kingdom’s number one Caribbean destination, and added that she hoped they would help them to continue to maintain this position.

“This morning, our visiting agents would have the opportunity to meet with 35 of our local partners, representing over 70 hotels; villa companies and attractions. We know that over five days, it is difficult to see every property on the island so we trust that this session will be useful to all,” she said.

“In keeping with this year’s theme of ‘Wellness and Soft Adventure’, three bespoke, experiential itineraries have been created to expose each visiting agent to an eclectic mix of Barbadian product, from Yelluh Meat to Cin Cin by the Sea; from CoCo Hills to Harrisons Cave, etc. These itineraries clearly demonstrate that Barbados is more than Sea and Sun, a message that we need you to help us promote.”

Marc James, Key Partnership Manager, British Airways, noted that they were proud of their 65-year milestone, noting that it was such a proud thing for them to achieve as an airline.

“It’s honestly a big thing for us at the Airline,” he said.

“British Airways is actually 100 years this year, and so for Barbados to feature 65 years of service out of those 100 years is a fantastic achievement. Barbados has and continues to be an important part of the BA network and we are pleased and excited about that.”

He expressed a big thank you to the travel agents for joining them in Barbados, adding that they appreciated their support, as well as thanked the BTMI for the tremendous job they did in pulling the week together. (CLF)