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Marriott Is Opening a New Royalton All-Inclusive in Barbados, With a Rooftop Deck, Swim-Out Suites, and Adults-Only Spaces

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The west coast of Barbados runs on clear water, steady trade winds, and long ribbons of white sand, where small hotels and beach bars line the shoreline. On June 1, a new resort will join that stretch in St. James: Royalton Vessence Barbados, an adults-oriented all-inclusive that brings a more layered, experience-driven approach to this […]

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Delta Is Returning to the Island of Barbados With Nonstop Flights

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Pristine beaches, grand luxury resorts and the world’s most delicious flying fish. These are some of the reasons Barbados continues to see tourism heat up, and now it’s about to get a big boost from the United States market.  Delta Air Lines has announced that it will be returning to Barbados this winter, in what […]

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A New Way to Fly Between Barbados and Jamaica 

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No Caribbean airline has added more flights in the last year than interCaribbean, the Turks and Caicos-based carrier that continues to fill the LIAT void with a host of new routes across the region.  The latest? Newly-launched service between Bridgetown, Barbados and Kingston, Jamaica.  The new flights, which kicked off this week, also make for […]

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Barbados Tourism Just Partnered With the PGA Tour 

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Barbados is home to one of the most impressive golf offerings in the Caribbean: seven world-class tracks, including the recently-transformed Apes Hill. Now, the island is looking to ramp-up its position in the golf world with a new partnership with the PGA Tour.  The two sides have formalized a multi-year marketing partnership that makes Barbados […]


A New Way to Fly Between Barbados and Jamaica 

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 of events and some magnificent scenery, too.  Barbados is also home to a uniquely diverse […]

A New Way to Fly From London to Barbados 

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 and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport.  The new route is operating up to five times […]

Barbados' Legendary Sailing Week Is Back

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 other words, if you do so during Barbados’ legendary Sailing Week, which is back again […]

Barbados Is Transforming the Concorde Hangar Into a New Airport Terminal 

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 departure terminal.  The museum had been the home of the British Airways Concorde called Alpha […]

American Airlines Is Adding More Flights to Barbados, Anguilla 

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 year-round destination — not just a winter haven for those fleeing the cold.  Beginning next […]

Cayman Airways Just Launched Nonstop Flights to Barbados 

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 the result of a partnership between Cayman Airlines and Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. “The introduction […]

The Caribbean’s Greatest Food Hall Is in Barbados 

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 greatest food hall.  The Garden is home to almost two dozen eateries, all either food […]

Barbados Set for Food and Rum Festival 

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 the Future.” The idea, organizers say, is to “empower the next generation of culinary talents […]

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