@ Blogger
But that ought to be the goal of a csmE. Let muh dream nuh!! And did you not see my comment about the CCJ?

@Adrian

Didn’t Almond former CEO Ralph Taylor do it?

Ignore TripAdvisor that is.

David,
Mr. Taylor, in front of a visiting group of tour operators and travel agents referred to TripAdvisor as a ‘menace’ which was carried in the largest circulation travel trade publication and to millions online. When you have a 30-40 per cent of TripAdvisor reviewers that would NOT recommend a hotel, its perhaps not suprising.

@enuff

You know very well that successive government have not provided information to enlighten the public on matters like this one. Guess we will have to be satisfied with Rice’s declaration that GOL project compares favourably with others.

Brudah-Bim you talk more sh*t than ole onion bags and that is a difficult thing to do.

despite our obvious failure to to be innovative and creative with our tourism product over the years and the successes of other islands like st lucia in improving theirs, barbadosstill stands head and shoulderabove st lucia in tourism and overall development not that we should rest on our laurels toour own detriment.

Does anyone REALLY think ‘we’ are on the ball?
51 DAYS after REDJet ceases trading, the PM is NOW ‘trying to secure a copy of the company’s balance sheet’.
Tourism is a dynamic industry. It needs constant (and current) attention and you need a plan that everyone can follow.

Adrian Loveridge the white Eric Fly.

I will keep saying it …. THE GLOBAL RECSSSION IS NOT THE CAUSE OF ALL OUR TOURISM CHALLENGES .. LACK OF INNOVATIVE THINKING, AN INABILITY TO CHANGE WITH THE TIMES, AND EFFECTIVE TOURISM INDUSTRY OVERSIGHT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF OUR DECLINE … ST.LUCIA”S PROGRESS HAS PROVING THAT …

So BAJANS Keep listening to the non-sense and inaction coming from the current DLP administration ….

@ islandgal
quote: Barbados is way more developed than St. Lucia in fact Barbados is the number one developing country in the world.

FALSE STATEMENT BUT WISH IT WAS TRUE !!!!!!!!!

Additionally of the top “47” developing nations Barbados is ranged “47” (in 2011) on the human development index >> see for yourself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country

This is what happens if you drink too much DLP “dont worry be happy” koolaid 🙂

OOOps Austin i was responding to
fair and balanced | May 7, 2012 at 12:20 AM |

humm well last tourist arrival number where from august that showed and increase of 749 person ytd for the other countries row. So either we got less brazillian than than states or another country didn’t visit us as much.

@ Disgrace & Over Yonder

Thaat is if you’re not the same people, At least I have the SIGHT to she where the SH*T lies, WHICH CLEARLY THE BOTH OF YOU SHORT WITTED TWITS FEAR! I FOR ONE AM FED UP OF PERPETUATING THE COMPLACENT BAJAN. iTS TIME THAT BAJANS STARTED MAKING DEMANDS, AND IF I SEE THAT YOUR ARGUMENT CLEARLY LACKS ANY SENSE OF REALISM, FEASIBILITY, OR SOLUTIONS THEN ITS BETTER NOT TO SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!

I have no problem with sharing ideas, but when you just BLABBER and VOMIT recycled ideas, IT GETS US FRIGGING NOWHERE!! So if I’m to Blunt for you, ITS TIME THAT YUH PASS YUH OUT DE DYAMN KITCHEN BEFORE YUH SCAL’ YUHSELF! Its not be being rude, I’m JUST TRYING TO GAGE CREATIVE MINDS WITH ORIGINAL YET SUSTAINABLE MINDS!

Kisses from the U.S. of ARSE!

Maybe this is why Bim needs to get her act together soon. I just watched this from a friend, and I found out that the show was taken down after this episode. The Bilderberg group is just RAPINg US BAJANS IF THAT IS tHE CASE!

scout- places like st lucia, st vincent and particuarly dominica have their own natural attractions which attract a particular brand of tourist with backpacks who spend little .these attractions are usually not well organised and are expensive too. tourism costs like all other costs in barbados will be high because of the taxes imposed on goods and services at point of entry to enable the govt to obtain taxes to meet the freenesses we enjoy.i am tired of hearing about concrete jungles. do you want huts to be built to house the tourists who we beg to visit our shores? most of us like comfortable accomodation wherever we go in addition to easy accessibility to essential services which barbados can readily offer..

Balance my apologies I was quoting fair and unbalance and mistook you for him. Please forgive me.

There are basically three types of Tourist

1. Tourist who are looking for luxury holidays they rent villas or condos, stay at top class hotels and venture out very little to see the island. They may shop but only at select locations but not very often. They often eat the same foods they eat in their mother country. Will rent cars for the length of their holiday or take taxis

2. Tourist who come looking for adventure off the beaten track, love unspoilt natural beauty, Will relish local food and fruits and interact with the local population. Some will stay in luxury accommodation, eco tourist resorts, mid priced hotels, guest houses and B&B’s Will rent cars and take the bus.

3. Tourist looking for an inexpensive holiday, will stay in apartment hotels, cheap condos, timeshare exchange, B&B’s, guest houses and all inclusive hotels. They normally stay in crowded areas where there is plenty of cheap booze and fast food restaurants. Will take the bus or pool together and rent cars for a limited time.

Barbados has mainly 1and 3 and those areas are failing. Many of the luxury end tourist are repeat visitors, and will spend very little. Most of the the lower end tourist are seriously affected by the economy in their countries and will travel less if at all.

We talk of Heritage Tourism and Eco Tourism, how do we and can we develop these areas with the very limited resources we have. We have lost one of our greatest Heritage sites we were renown for i.e Sam Lords Castle. Many Bajans may not acknowledge this BUT to many visitors to this island that was a MUST see. Many of the island’s infrastructure has aged and are in need dire need of repair, countryside roads, water mains, none existent side walks, refuse disposal. We have a very poor agricultural base where most of the food is imported making it very expensive to eat.

The lack lustre performance of the Tourism Ministry that feel they must keep spouting inaccurate Tourist arrivals, keep falsely portraying on their posters brown skinned and mixed race people as Bajans. The sun sand and sea are plentiful in the islands. To be truthful Tourist spend very little time in their hotel rooms and to upgrade only that and not the service and surroundings is a waste of money. Selling Barbados is selling a dream come true for people. If we cannot see the dream how can we sell it? If we have never experienced the dream, how can we sell it?

How about a State of the Art Convention .Coroporate advantageand goof bringing business for Tourism and our hotel and other industries as well.