AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAirlift & airport capacity: Barbados is adding more aircraft parking at Grantley Adams International Airport—three extra aprons/gates to move from 23 to 26 positions, with work starting next month and targeted completion by end of November—after officials flagged congestion risk as flights grow. Africa connectivity push: Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc says direct links with Africa are ramping up, including the return of monthly Lagos–Barbados charters (Air Peace) and a renewed tourism office presence in Kenya. Local benefits debate: Finance Minister Ryan Straughn pushed back on claims tourism growth isn’t reaching ordinary people, pointing to jobs and wider spillovers across communities as airlift increases. Regional trade momentum: Barbados is set to host the Caribbean Travel Marketplace in May 2027, while across the region hotels are also fighting back against new Booking.com tax commission rules. Women in tourism: CTO will launch a scholarship fund for emerging Caribbean women in tourism at its June 1 leadership dinner in New York.
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