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The Hilton Barbados Is Open

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - July 15, 2020 - 2:11 pm

The Hilton Barbados resort has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The 355-room hotel, set just outside of Bridgetown, is now open and welcoming guests following Barbados’ tourism relaunch on July 12.

It’s the latest Hilton-branded resort to reopen in the Caribbean, joining properties like Hilton Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean coast of Mexico and Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Hilton has reopened its hotels with the company’s new CleanStay program, which covers a number of health and safety standards.

Barbados has a series of health-related protocols for travelers; you can find more information here.

For more, visit Hilton Barbados.

— CJ

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