Business Travellers

Barbados means business!

The island has been accommodating business travellers for years with the efficiency and excellence that is our trademark. The island is possessed of high quality physical infrastructure and superb business support services, which have earned Barbados a justly deserved reputation as a place where you can work as hard as you play.

Combined with warm year-round weather, gorgeous scenery and a wide array of entertainment activities, it is small wonder that the international business community is increasingly making Barbados their choice for conferences, seminars and meetings. Read on to find out how Barbados makes business travel a breeze.

WHO…can help you?

It is often said that a nation’s most valuable resource is its people. This is amply true in Barbados, which has little in the way of natural resources, but makes up for it with a highly educated workforce. A literacy rate of 99% and free education up to tertiary level has given Barbados a well-skilled workforce that lives up to the national motto of “pride and industry” and makes the island highly attractive for doing business.

WHAT… you can expect

The United Nations ranks Barbados within the top 40 countries in the world for quality of living and with good reason. The quality of services and infrastructure you will find in Barbados are on par with that of developed countries anywhere in the world. The island has a very reliable electricity supply (110 volts), a pure and regular water supply, a well-developed road network that covers the entire island and excellent telecommunications services.

This is facilitated by the fact that Barbados has one of the most stable and peaceful democracies in the world and a stable currency pegged at BD$2 to US$1.
Besides the comfort of reliable utilities and a stable economic environment, there are several agencies and associations in Barbados that offer advice and support to the business community. These include the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation, the Barbados International Business Association, the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Barbados Manufacturers’ Association.