The 2022 Aer Lingus Global Sales Conference took place on Tuesday 6th of December in Dublin, Ireland, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. were delighted to be one of only two tourist boards invited to speak at this year’s conference, which was well attended by Aer Lingus’ global sales teams.
Barbados Tourism was represented at the Aer Lingus Global Sales Conference by Director of UK, Cheryl Carter, and Business Development Officer, Gloria Carter. Both delegates made a presentation to conference attendees, highlighting the importance BTMI’s long-standing partnership with Aer Lingus and the airline’s direct route from Manchester to Bridgetown.
Inviting BTMI to speak at the Global Sales Teams Conference illustrates Aer Lingus’ commitment to Barbados and their support of the Manchester to Bridgetown route, which returned this winter following a successful launch in October 2021.
BTMI Director of UK & Ireland, Cheryl Carter, said “Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. was honoured to be invited to speak at this year’s Aer Lingus Global Conference in Ireland. The resumption of Aer Lingus’ route from Manchester to Bridgetown underscores the airline’s confidence in Barbados as a destination for UK and Irish holidaymakers. We look forward to further growing our relationship with Aer Lingus in the future”
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About Barbados
The island of Barbados offers a unique Caribbean experience steeped in rich history and colourful culture and rooted in remarkable landscapes. Barbados is the home of two of the three remaining Jacobean Mansions left in the Western hemisphere, as well as fully functional rum distilleries. In fact, this island is known as the birthplace of rum, commercially producing and bottling the spirit since the 1700s. Each year, Barbados hosts several world-class events including the annual Barbados Food and Rum Festival; the annual Barbados Reggae Festival; and the annual Crop Over Festival, where celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton and its very own Rihanna are often spotted.
Accommodations are wide and varied, ranging from picturesque plantation houses and villas to quaint bed and breakfast gems; prestigious international chains; and award-winning five-diamond resorts. In 2018, Barbados’ accommodation sector captured 13 awards in the Top Hotels Overall, Luxury, All-Inclusive, Small, Best Service, Bargain, and Romance categories of the ‘Traveler’s Choice Awards’.
Getting to paradise is a breeze: the Grantley Adams International Airport offers plenty of non-stop and direct services from a growing number of U.S., U.K., Canadian, Caribbean, European, and Latin American gateways, making Barbados the true gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. Visit Barbados and experience why for two years in a row it won the prestigious Star Winter Sun Destination Award at the ‘Travel Bulletin Star Awards’ in 2017 and 2018.
For more information on travel to Barbados, visit www.visitbarbados.org, follow on Facebook at htp://www.facebook.com/VisitBarbados, and via Twitter @Barbados.