Almond worry
BHTA executive vice-president Sue Springer. (FP)
By Gercine Carter | Mon, January 30, 2012 - 12:08 AM
The cloud hanging over the future operation of three Almond Resort hotels in Barbados as a result of Neal & Massy’s decision to sell its interest in them is causing anxiety in the British travel market.
According to Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) executive vice-president Sue Springer, British tour operators and airlines “are scared” about the future of the three hotels which collectively account for 650 of the island’s hotel room stock.
Almond Beach Village in St Peter, Almond Beach Casuarina in St Lawrence Gap, Christ Church, and Almond Beach Club and Spa in St James are the affected properties.
Springer said she had just returned from the travel trade show Marketplace and, “without exception, every single UK tour operator, including the airlines, was asking what is happening with Almond because they are scared that they have got bookings going forward and it could be a large number of bookings”.
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I have been away for a while, but last I heard Almond was thriving and expanding. So have the Trinidadians stripped it of its value and thrown it in the trash? Maybe they also will come to the NIS begging for investment? What REALLY happened to Almond Beach Resorts?
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Comment LinkThis is a great opportunity for Barbadians to stop talking and and truly be masters of our fate. How about us filling the void left by the Trinidadian company. How about making these fields and hills our very own. Let’s do it!!
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Comment LinkIt would be really sad should this happen, at the moment most companies are not really thinking of the effects of their actions and the welfare of the many workers of these establishments. I just really hope that some wealthy Barbadians start investing in our Hotel industry because there is lots of potential and a very good investment. Man can do whatever he or she wants with their money but it is also comes with responsibility to those who have also given their all to make these hotels a success.
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Comment LinkGreat comment K.K., but we don’t have to wait for wealthy Barbadians to resolve this situation. Several ordinary Barbadians can pool our resources and do the job. Let’s do it!!! Yes we can!!!
You will also notice how few comments we get when it comes to truly important matters.
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Comment Link@ James Lynch: How you know so good? It will soon be over to NIS - better known as ‘Godfather Bailout’.
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