CONTENTS


CONTENTS CELEBRATING 65 YEARS


04 A look at the history of Barbados and British Airways, 60 seconds with BTMI’s Kyle Gittens and updates from the airline


CULTURE & HERITAGE


06 What has made this nation how it is today and which cultural attractions and tours are available on the island


ADVENTURE & ACTIVITIES


08 Adventure and nature activity overview, mega-fam feedback and a Q&A with BTMI’s Lennon Chandler


FOOD & COCKTAILS


10 National dishes, foodie hotspots and the must-try meals on the Caribbean island


EVENTS & FESTIVALS


12 Photos showing the best bits of the anniversary mega-fam and a calendar of events and festivals highlighting Barbados’s best celebrations


SAMPLE PACKAGES


14 Bookable Barbados packages, from a three-night break to a two-week holiday


HOTEL GUIDE


16 A round-up of the island’s accommodation options, including the host hotels for the mega-fam


CONTACT INFORMATION ESSENTIAL INFORMATION


18 Need-to-know details for any traveller heading to Barbados and any agent selling the destination


Website: visitbarbados.org Email: btmiuk@ visitbarbados.org Facebook: @VisitBarbados Twitter: @Barbados Instagram: @visitbarbados


CONTACT INFORMATION


Website: batraveltrade.com Telephone: 090 6706 0010 Facebook: @britishairways Twitter: @British_Airways Instagram: @british_airways LinkedIn: British Airways


CHERYL CARTER Director UK, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc


WELCOME


CHERYL CARTER @Barbados


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ritish Airways is one of Barbados’s most loyal and longest- serving partners, and we are delighted to have recently celebrated a significant milestone – the 65th anniversary of


the airline serving Barbados from London. To commemorate this wonderful occasion, we invited 65 top-selling UK travel agents on an experiential mega-fam, offering them a first-class Barbados experience! From luxurious catamaran cruises, exhilarating off-road island safaris, St Nicholas Abbey and its new Heritage Railway to sampling Barbados’s delicious local cuisine, world- renowned rum and, of course, our fabulous entertainment.


Over the past 65 years, this partnership has seen many incredible moments. One highlight is Barbados being one of only four destinations in the world to have a scheduled service on Concorde. Another is that Queen Elizabeth II took her very first Concorde flight from Barbados to London at the end of her Silver Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean on 2 November 1977.


Barbados and British Airways operate in perfect partnership, and the 65th anniversary gave us the chance to not only celebrate this historic occasion but also to express our gratitude for the faithful service provided and our excitement for the future as we look forward to nurturing the partnership for another 65 years.


JULY 2019 BARBADOS & BRITISH AIRWAYS


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