Sandals contributed to record arrivals – BHTA

• Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) chairman, Stephen Austin, has linked record tourist arrivals to the emergence of Sandals hotel resorts there.
• “The preliminary arrivals in Barbados from January to March 2019 showed an increase in visitors of 2.9%, which represent 5,971 more visitors compared with last year,” said Austin.
• This increase can be mainly identified with increased visitors from the UK (+11.7%0, Germany (+8.7%) and the US (4.7%).
• While not saying if the BDS$840 million projects would be canceled, a Sandals official had indicated that they were “fully committed to supporting and working alongside all stakeholders for the future growth and development of the island”.

 (Source: Barbados Today)