Barbados Looks to Latin America To Develop Tourism Sector

• The Barbados government says it will open a new office in Panama City, Panama, as it moves to further deepen its relationship with Latin America (LATAM).
• The Tourism and International Transport Minister, Ian Gooding-Edghill, expects this to aid Barbados in continuing to strengthen the relationship and marketing efforts in the region and further demonstrate the confidence in this market for the growth of the tourism industry.
• He said with the return of the Copa Airlines flight connecting Barbados to LATAM countries, the destination has facilitated the arrivals of thousands of travellers, including those looking to enjoy the destination under Barbados' 12-month Welcome-Stamp visa.
• Latin America is poised to be an important market for the growth of the tourism industry and trade relations with different partners in the region.
• Barbados has continued to see an increase in arrivals from Brazilian and Latin American travellers and is looking to continue its growth by welcoming more visitors through direct services via Copa Airlines.
• Barbados is heavily reliant on tourism for economic growth and job creation, this new extension will see the country benefiting from greater inflows which would drive up growth and help to put the country back to pre-pandemic levels.

(Source: CariCris)