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The 10 Best Barbados Resorts for 2024, From Platinum Coast Luxe to All-Inclusive  

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Champagne brunches on the Platinum Coast, food truck hopping in Bridgetown, rum shop journeys across the island. Barbados has as rich and vibrant a tourism offering as you’ll find in the Caribbean, with a robust dining scene, a teeming calendar […]

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Barbados' Legendary Sailing Week Is Back

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You may have seen those rarities from the Caribbean: the red Mount Gay regatta hats. They’re one of the most prized artifacts in the Caribbean, but they can only be secured if you race in a Mount Gay regatta. In […]

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A New Way to Fly From London to Barbados 

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The United Kingdom has long been the biggest source market for travel to Barbados, and now travelers from the UK are getting another option to fly to the Caribbean island.  Fast-growing Norse Atlantic Airways has commenced flights between London Gatwick […]

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Barbados Is Transforming the Concorde Hangar Into a New Airport Terminal 

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As air travel to Barbados continues to surge, the island is making a major transformation at Grantley Adams International Airport.  The former Concorde hangar, which has served as the island’s popular Concorde Experience museum, is being converted into a new […]


American Airlines Is Adding More Flights to Barbados, Anguilla 

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American Airlines is planning another major expansion of service to the wider Caribbean next summer, with plans for a wave of new daily flights to destinations like Anguilla and Barbados.  It’s another reminder that the Caribbean has become a true […]


The Caribbean’s Greatest Food Hall Is in Barbados 

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Bake ’n shark, sailfish, roti, jerk, doubles, fresh pasta, tres leches.  It’s a symphony of flavors, tastes and cuisines, all set a short stroll from the beach.  This is the Worthing Square Food Garden in Barbados, and it’s the Caribbean’s […]

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Cayman Airways Just Launched Nonstop Flights to Barbados 

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Cayman Airways has launched service to its newest destination: the island of Barbados, with weekly scheduled service now directly linking the Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman with the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.   The inaugural service is […]


Barbados Set for Food and Rum Festival 

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Barbados is set to begin its popular Food & Rum Festival on the island next week.  Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s culinary celebration, which returned last year after a pandemic hiatus, is being held this year under the theme of “Feed […]


A New Luxury All-Inclusive Resort Just Opened in Barbados 

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It’s the most anticipated new hotel opening in Barbados in years — if not decades.  Wyndham Grand is opening the long-awaited Sam Lord’s Castle Resort this month.  The soft-opening of the new 422-room all-inclusive resort will make place on Oct. […]

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Condor Is Adding Year-Round Flights to Barbados 

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German airline Condor is launching year-round flights to the island of Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The airline is broadening what had been seasonal service between Frankfurt and Barbados into a full-year operation.   “We are pleased to announce that the […]


Demand for Barbados Travel Is Hotter Than Ever

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It’s about to get a whole lot easier to fly to Barbados from the United States, as the Caribbean island readies for a big uptick in travel from America.  The island is “poised for an upsurge in airlift” from the […]


The Barbados Food and Rum Festival Is Back 

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One of the Caribbean’s most beloved culinary events is returning again this fall: the Barbados Food and Rum Festival.  The 12th edition of the event, which made its post-pandemic return last year, will run Oct. 19-22 under the theme “Feed […]