Of the four pure-jet Caribbean carriers-Air Aruba, Air Jamaica, ALM Antillean Airlines, and BWIA among them-the latter was both the largest and the only one to operate the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.

The airline’s roots stretched far-across the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, to New Zealand, at least in terms of the nationality of its founder, Lowell Yerex, a World War I fighter pilot who planted its seed in Trinidad in 1939 so that he could re-instate what had become suspended air service to Barbados. Links were re-established on November 27 of the following year with a single Lockheed L-18 Lodestar, registered VP-TAE. Tobago was also served thrice weekly.

Although the Second World War usually thwarted commercial airline operations, they expanded in the Caribbean. The 1942 acquisition of two Lockheed L-14 Electras enabled it to operate charter flights to American military bases there.

Transformed, the following year, into a public limited company, and infused with financial plasma from the British government, it purchased three, commercially converted Hudson bombers, while completion of many small Caribbean island air fields enabled it to spread its wings to Grenada and the Dominican Republic, as well as to Guyana in South America.

No longer hampered by war, it acquired four more suitably purposed Lodestars in 1945.

An ownership change two years later, to British South American Airways (BSAA), merited the temporary nomenclature of British International Airways, a BSAA subsidiary, although it reverted to its original British West Indian Airways title on June 24, 1948. In order to cater to increased demand, it acquired five 24-passenger Vickers Viking airliners, which featured twin piston airscrews and dual vertical tails and rested on tail wheels.

Another ownership change occurred the following year, when British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) amalgamated BSAA into it, transforming BWIA itself into a subsidiary. Ceded several routes north of Jamaica from parent BOAC, which monetarily supported its expansion, it replaced its L-18 Lodestars with three 28-seat Douglas Dakotas, but even these proved inadequate for its ambitious expansion plans.

Transitioning from piston to turboprop technology, it acquired four Vickers V.700 Viscounts, powered by Rolls Royce Dart engines,, able to offer passengers greater speed and comfort as of 1955.

Because these aircraft were too large to serve the Leeward Islands, BWIA, holding the controlling interest, formed Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT), operating more short strip-suitable equipment.

Spreading its wings across the Atlantic in 1960 with leased, quad-engine Bristol Britannias, BWIA inaugurated service to Jamaica and Barbados from London with an intermediate stop in New York.

Yet a third ownership change, albeit after lengthy negotiations, occurred the following year, on November 1, 1961, when the government of Trinidad and Tobago purchased 90 percent of BWIA from BOAC.

“British West Indian Airways is conceived by the government of Trinidad and Tobago as a national carrier for the West Indian area as a whole, and steps are now being taken to implement this policy,” according to Dr. Eric Williams, then Premier of Barbados.

A Boeing 707, the carrier’s first pure-jet type, was chartered from BOAC that year to replace the Bristol Britannia on the transatlantic route, and by 1965, it had also substituted Boeing 727-100″Sunjets” for its Viscounts on US services to Miami and New York.

Canada factored into the route system on May 3, 1969, when BWIA had been granted a temporary license to operate a Trinidad-Barbados-Antigua-Toronto sector.

Standardizing on Boeing 707 aircraft in 1971, BWIA was able to offer a 45-percent increase in seat capacity.

“This was also a year of unprecedented growth in the charter market,” according to the “Corporate Timeline” (BWIA International Airways, Corporate Communication Department, October 1, 1996). “BWIA tripled the number of charters into the United Kingdom from eight to 24, and continued to improve on Miami services with the continuation of the trend of faster services, coupled with increased capacity.”

Flight schedules from the Eastern Caribbean to New York and Toronto were also improved.

A milestone occurred on April 5, 1974, when it inaugurated a weekly, scheduled service to London-Heathrow, a considerable improvement over the prior private charter flight to Gatwick.

An order for a single Douglas DC-9-30CF Convertible Freighter and four stretched fuselage DC-9-50s materialized four years later, on June 28, when it took delivery of the first aircraft.

A January 1, 1980 merger with Trinidad and Tobago Air Services, which had been formed six years earlier to operate high frequency shuttle flights between the two cities inherent in its designation, enabled it to transform itself into a single domestic, Caribbean, and intercontinental carrier.

The first of four L-1011-500s, delivered on January 29 of that year, enabled it to offer both a widebody type for the first time and a 31-percent capacity increase over the 707s it replaced on the London route two months later, on March 28. With delivery of the fourth aircraft in 1982, the 707s were altogether removed from the fleet and entirely replaced with TriStars to New York, Toronto, London, Manchester, Frankfurt, and Zurich.

Expansion continued to Martinique with Hawker Siddeley HS.748 turboprops and Baltimore with pure-jet aircraft.

1985 was marked with the delivery of the first of an eventual nine MD-83s, configured with 12 business and 108 coach seats, progressively replacing the DC-9-50s on some Miami sectors.

Employing 2,032 system-wide personnel by 1987, BWIA operated four DC-9-50s, three MD-83s, and four L-1011-500s.

Privatized, the Caribbean carrier, which was incorporated as BWIA International Airways, Limited, on February 15, 1995, was now listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.

The 21st century brought significant changes and declines. A new light green and blue steel pin drum livery, for instance, symbolizing Tobago, was introduced in 2000, replacing the long-standing gold, yellow, and white one, while a fleet modernization program was implemented. Two quad-engine Airbus A-340-300s, intended as TriStar 500 replacements, were ordered, encompassing aircraft 9Y-JIL with 40 business and 215 coach and 9Y-TJN with 32 business and 252 coach seats.

Although it reversed its decision to replace its MD-83s with A-321-100s on Caribbean and North American routes, in the event it took delivery of two, registered 9Y-BWA and -BWB, before standardizing on Boeing 737-800s, which accommodated 16 business and 138 economy passengers.

Although, as occurs with any carrier, its route system varied throughout the years with the addition and removal of destinations, it served Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Trinidad, and Tobago in the Caribbean; Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela in South America; New and Miami in the US; Toronto in Canada; and London, Manchester, and Frankfurt in Europe from primary Trinidad and secondary Barbados flight bases.

While it reached its peak of operating some 660 weekly flights and carrying 1.4 million passengers in 2003, profitability often failed to parallel these lofty figures, necessitating multiple Trinidad and Tobago government infusions to ensure its continued financial lift.

Three years later, however, the failure of unions to agree on new contract terms resulted in the bankruptcy of the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago after 66 years of operation.

From its ashes rose state-owned, BWIA-replacing Caribbean Airlines on September 27, 2006 with a fleet of six 737-800s and a single A-340-300.

Sources:

“Corporate Timeline,” BWIA International Airways, Limited, Corporate Communications Department, October 1, 1996.

Source by Robert Waldvogel

Does your CVB or tourism bureau use social media in its destination marketing plan? If not, what are you waiting for?

According to a recent study, 81 percent of all marketers surveyed said their social media efforts have generated exposure to their business, and 61 percent of marketers saw an increase in Web traffic. If your destination isn’t keeping up with trends in social media, your CVB or tourism bureau is losing money. Here are a few ways to market your travel agency using social media.

1. Search for groups and individuals’ interests on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to find out what people are saying about your destination.

2. Publish your blog articles on Digg, Delicious, Reddit and other social bookmarking sites to generate a wider viewing audience.

3. Constantly update your travel blog with new information, paying attention to Google Keywords to improve your search engine results rankings.

4. Extend friendships to tourists (former and future) to maintain relationships and keep them coming back.

5. Use photo sharing sites to link pictures taken by tourists to create a community among people who are interested in your destination.

6. Twitter travel deals and packages, as well as updates on area construction, new businesses, events and festivals.

7. Offer contests and promotions through social media outlets to help increase your followers.

8. Create customized URLs to Facebook and Twitter to provide another contact option for tourists. (e.g. facebook.com/yourcvbhere)

9. Create a network or online community among all businesses in your area to provide more information to your future tourists, as well as generate more traffic back to your profiles

10. Post videos on a YouTube account of different activities to participate in at your destination.

Having an active presence in many social media platforms will not only generate more exposure to your CVB or tourism bureau, but it will also redirect people back to your Web site.

Source by Jessica Swink

We are living in a technology driven society. In this society, we should keep us updated with the latest technological inventions. We must try our best to get the latest tools, gadgets and software to execute multiple tasks with our least possible efforts. To make us aware of these tools, gadgets and software, many dedicated news portals, blogs, websites, magazine, tabloids, journals, and newspapers have appeared to the scene. They take important roles in the dissemination of latest information about technology.

There are a significant number of websites and blogs offering us latest tech news. We get to know about the latest gadgets, software and apps along with the right platforms to run them. Now we can travel faster and reach our desired destinations within a very short span of time. Doctors can get information about the latest machines and tools. They can use these to cure their patients. Alongside, they can give end-to-end solutions to some diseases that were incurable for last few decades. Besides, they let us know about the newly invented computer languages, new application software and latest database management systems. With the aid of these, businesses can execute a number of business activities that help them in better business management. They can perform well in their core competencies and create steady bottom lines for their companies.

Based on their information, we take some important decisions to make our life more comfortable and hospitable. We get to know about the probable risks and recent malware attacks that can help us in happy and safe internet browsing.

Significant benefits of tech news

Help us grow well

Tech news makes us aware of the latest inventions and technological advancements. We use them in our personal lives and business purposes. Many news items help us make our life more comfortable- as we start using these technologies in our own purposes. Sometimes, dedicated tech media bring out news on business management software and database management system. These help businesses perform well in their core competencies. As the consequence of these, they can grow well to become a globally recognized company or business entity.

Help us stay safe and happy

As these media include updated information about hacking, malicious attacks and dangerous “call to action points”, we become aware of these. It helps us in safe browsing and secured transaction.

Save money and time

As we are informed about the latest technological trends, we can make some changes in our operation and production process. Using latest tools and methodologies, we can cut down our production costs and execute a number of activities quickly and easily. This helps us save our time and money.

Source by Daniel Mcbreen

The world is experiencing El Nino and this phenomenon is expected to continue, which means summer will be a lot hotter than usual and what way to beat the summer heat? Swimming and basking into the cool waters of a tropical isle. If you are planning to go the Caribbean, a nice warm and cozy West Indian continental-island is ideal for some summer fun water activities and it is waiting for you. So look for affordable Barbados travel already and get ready to jump in the cool relaxing waters of the island.

The country has a strong British influence which is why neighboring countries called it: “Little England”. You can get to this tropical paradise either by air or by ship. You can choose from a number of regional and international carriers like: Caribbean Airways, Britsh Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, WestJet, American Airlines, US Airways, American eagle and Air Jamaica. There are also charter airlines that run services seasonally. The travel time ranges from 3 and half hours to a grueling 9 hours flight, depending on where you are coming from. You will arrive to Barbados Grantley Adams international Airport located in the parish of Christ Church. If traveling by ship is what you want, there is an international deep water harbor located at Bridgetown.

There are many fun things to do in “Little England”, people to meet, places to visit, food to eat and beaches to swim, surf and enjoy. There are many beaches in the tropical island: a Speightstown beach, Accra, Crane is few of the beaches you can visit and enjoy. There are two boardwalks where tourists can enjoy an afternoon stroll and take pleasure in viewing the beautiful sunset. Since the island’s east coast face the Atlantic Ocean, surfers can have some light surfing, however surfers are still prohibited from other areas because of under-tow currents. The Caribbean island is also an ideal place for scuba-diving, tourists can get pleasure from close encounter with the marine creatures of the sea. Tourists and visitors also have the option of seeing the beauty of the ocean by riding a submarine. Atlantis Submarines can take anyone on special trip under the sea, a must experience for anyone who are visiting the country.

After a day’s traveling and fun activities tourists can indulge in the many festive seafood dishes of Barbados. Deep fried flying fish fillet sandwich and Cod fish cakes are few of the seafood delicacies the country. It is a perfect meal for anyone who is looking for something tasty to eat. Foreign visitors can relax and rest easy since there are also 5 star hotels which offer world class service and accommodation they can choose from. Not to mention that there are a lot of tropical sites that you can go to when you want to quench your summer thirst. So if you want to beat the summer heat and have a fun filled vacation, look for affordable Barbados travel, set sail for the serene and relaxing beaches of “Little England”.

Source by Joel Owens

There are very few accessible destinations on this planet of ours (within the reach of the pocket of the average traveller) that can say that they have been long associated with the rich and famous over the past few decades, but Port Antonio in Jamaica, a majestic little beach town that sits towards the north-east of the glorious island of Jamaica, most certainly can. Hollywood movie stars and even members of royal families have either chosen to visit this beautiful part of the Caribbean during relaxing holidays or have decided to call the area their new home by buying or renting a holiday home here.

The truth of the matter is that there is a real ‘Je ne sais quoi’ about Port Antonio that draws elite travellers from all corners of the world, be it discerning businessmen, influential personalities, political figures, members of royalty or artists. This is easily one of the most pristine resorts in the whole of Jamaica and the area has been recognised countless of times as being a very affluent and attractive hotspot for high end travellers in search of uninterrupted beauty and world class comforts.

Those looking for the simple luxuries in life coupled with amazing scenery and untouched nature will fall in love with the area. Many of the landscapes here resemble postcard-perfect snaps and seem taken out of a Hollywood film. Port Antonio is also able to boast an excellent choice in the way of luxury holiday accommodation and it is also surrounded by some of the most interesting and unique tourist attractions.

A selection of the most popular attractions in this area includes the 200-feet-deep Blue Lagoon which has derived this name due to the sheer depth of the water, which many believe to be bottomless and offers an amazing swimming experience. It’s so beautiful in fact that it was the setting for the famous Blue Lagoon film in which Brooke Shields starred as a 15-year-old aspiring actress. The film not only shot her to immediate fame it also generated a lot of worldwide interest on the paradisaical setting in which its scenes were shot. If you never swam any where else on your Jamaica holidays, you should definitely ensure that you do so here in Blue Lagoon. You should also keep French man Cov eBeach, De Montevin Lodge, Boston Bay, Rio Grande, Folly mansion and Reach Falls well and truly on your sightseeing radar whilst in the area.

If there is even a small part of you that loves to follow the celebrity culture and embrace it for yourself for a while, you are going to absolutely adore spending your Jamaica holidays in Port Antonio. Before you come to the resort, however, hire the film ‘Cocktail’ or ‘Blue Lagoon’ from your local DVD rental store. These blockbuster movies were filmed in this exact area; so, you can see what you can look forward to for yourself and then get on with booking your holiday straight after.

Source by Susan Crown

Are you in search of a better journey plan? Do the traveling charges or ticketing rates worry you? Then there is no need for you to get disheartened. The World Wide Web is going to be your friend. The internet has been flooded with immeasurable packages and innumerable schemes and discounts for travel and tourism. Online ticketing and travel agencies have renovated the idea of traveling or journey. Their massive penetration and user friendly behavior has promoted the travel and tourism to a great extent. Beyond all this it is easily accessible and casually simple enough to deal with. It will be useful for the customer if he is aware of the market fluctuations and deals, the trends and schemes, the press releases and news aids together with the seasonal hypes.

If you are clear with the above stated elements you can confidently direct yourself to cheap ticket deals and e- booking. Cheap ticketing or such agencies are online providers of travel supplies constituting air tickets, cruises, food and accommodations, car rentals, condo rentals, suitable destinations with several combo packages, discounts and even final hour trip facility. These discounts, special packages and various cheap ticket promotional coupon codes counts a lot for your; saves your money and adds beauty to your expedition.

Cheap ticket deals and coupon codes are extensively available in the internet in the present context. You can plan your journey and access the cheap ticket deals in the daily basis or according to your convenience. This facility can ensure you maximum protection and authenticity with the colorful stimulation of affordability. Basically the deals can provide you discounts in the popular carriers of American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, US Air, Southwest Airlines and Northwest Airlines. There are less complication and more facilities in cheap ticketing deals.

A fine research over the deals is the only necessity in fact all the other information about your destination, seasonal prospects and compatibilities all you can imbibe from these sites. The cheap ticket coupon codes and promotional codes will highly assist you in procuring discount in shopping, rentals, dining, accommodation and fares. It is capable to convert your holidays into cherished memories. It is for everyone who stays back for the worrisome thought of increased fares.

Cheap ticket deals are undoubtedly the ultimate solution for your dream journey and shrinking budgets. But you should be careful enough to give your card details and money for the trust worthy agencies as there are scores of them. Checking out the ratings and confining on to the reputed or sorted out ones will remove your worries. Thus you will not fall prey to any fake game.

Consequently you can go through the amazing offers and enjoy a splendid vacation. You can have maximum choices and by applying some simple logic you can grab marvelous schemes safe guarding your money. It could be highly profitable if you select a Saturday or Tuesday for your journey; besides the night flights will be are reasonable much and recommendable to a large extent.

Source by Sooraj Surendran

Garmin’s Nuvi 255WT is a unique and powerful unit as it is not only a GPS navigation unit but a travelers’ reference guide and a portable digital entertainment system – all in one. Available, in Europe, the Nuvi 255WT offers one of the most powerful GPS systems around as if offers amazingly detailed street mapping of particular countries, towns and regions, turn by turn directions in colorful 3D and 2D maps with its 480×272 pixel, 4.3″ widescreen, touchscreen LCD display. Garmin much like their competitors offer preinstalled maps and their Navigator NT software which has detailed points of interest information, giving 255WT users information on hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and other points of interest along your way. Unlike their competitors, the Garmin Nuvi 255WT allows users the ability to add custom points of interest, adding school zones, parks or anything else you’d want. You can also set how frequently the device will alert you on upcoming points of interest. And Garmin offers MSN Direct which promises to keep users on time while giving them up to date news, traffic, weather and the other valuable information they’d need. Of course, in order to use MSN, the special receiver and a low-cost subscription is necessary.

The Nuvi 255WT’s sleek, thin lightweight design allows users to the ability to easy carry the device in a pocket or a purse. But most interesting is the addition of a pre-installed picture viewer, a world traffic clock with tine zones, a currency converter and a measurement converter – all of which are helpful for international drivers. And there’s the addition of Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature that no other manufacturer has produced yet. Plus there’s the industry standard voice recognition program, allowing users to speak their destinations into the device. In addition, Garmin has a specialized choice of route program which allows users to program routes for the fastest or shortest route as well as route avoidance which will help drivers avoid traffic, construction and other delays based on real time results. A rechargeable lithium ion battery can get up to five continuous hours of usage on the road.

Garmin Nuvi 255WT advanced Cyclops safety camera database helps you travel with the confidence you are driving safely, responsibly and legally. As you approach one of hundreds of fixed, mobile and temporary safety cameras, variable limit or red light speed cameras across Europe, it gives an audible alert, overspeed warning and speed limit information.

But where Garmin differs from any other manufacturer on the market is that Garmin allows users to download custom vehicle icons to show your location on your GPS maps and users could download travel guides with more detailed information of points of interest, tourist sites and more information for curious users who want to know their destinations better than ever before. Plus, Garmin offers special information and deals for authorized dealers of Garmin related products. And you can view your travel memories on the unit with a preinstalled picture viewer.

Source by Sanjeev Massey

The smartphone is one of the most prestigious devices that one can own and they do not come cheap. However, they are electronics and they can break down and become problematic sometimes. The best thing is that there are so many smartphone experts available today. Selecting a good technician can be a great challenge, but there are things that you can look out for. There are several considerations that can be made when you are picking a repair service that matches your needs.

Some of the things that can be done include:

Researching thoroughly:

So as to get and good service, you need to weigh your options as carefully as possible. Inquire from people around you especially the ones that you trust. One thing you notice is that good news travel very fast and bad news even faster. When a repair shop is good, it becomes very easy to tell and when it is not, it is even easier to tell. You can easily get referrals to the best repair shops near you when you need such services. You can also know the shops to stay away from because of the poor services.

Stay focused on the business itself

It is important to consider the kind of services that are offered at a repair shop. This will help you determine if they do repair smartphones and whether this is a specification or not. This helps you to know whether the shop is qualified to handle your repair or not. It is not always necessary to take your smartphone to a specialist store because in most cases, the shops that are qualified to handle electronics can comfortably handle your gadget as well.

Warranty

To cushion yourself, you need to ask about the warranty. Regardless of how smooth a repair is, there are times that you need to take the smartphone back to the shop. You need to ask about the warranty policy in place on the parts and the repair service. Most technicians will never talk to the customers regarding the policy until they need to bring back the phone a second or third time. There are stores that offer a few months against defects or negligence. A good repair shop has a longer period because they are confident about their parts and workmanship.

Experience

The smartphone is expensive and it is very sensitive. As such, it has to be handled with great care and by experts. Ensuring that the gadget is repaired by a skilled and experienced technician is very important. This is because such a person understands the smartphone and therefore gives the best services. Giving the gadget to someone without the skills of knowledge of repair may actually end up damaging it.

The spare quality

There are many spares available today. Different manufacturers make parts. The parts can differ in terms of quality and performance. It is important to choose a shop that stocks genuine parts. When you settle for genuine parts, you can be assured of great performance.

Source by Shalini M

Do you want to see more of the world than just your local city? The world really is full of possibilities if you’re willing to just leave your own front door. When most people think about traveling the world, they, their friends and family come up with a million reasons why they can’t or shouldn’t travel and see the world. It doesn’t have to be that way for you. Traveling is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. Traveling allows you to really grow, develop and think for yourself.

Your fears about traveling can easily be overcome by using a very simple and life changing technique. What is this simple technique? It’s EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques.

How can EFT help you travel more?

Home Comfort Zone

Being at home is safe, secure and comfortable. It is what you know and trust. Most of your fears about your safety and security when in a foreign country are based on a few one-offs that you hear about in the media. Do you really know how many people fly to the countries you want to visit daily? Yet, you are letting ONE news report put you off.

Fear of Medication

If you travel to lot, you’ll eventually have to have some shots and take some tablets. Your phobic reaction to needles etc is bread and butter to EFT. Are you going to let a 1 minute event affect your next 6 months.

Language Learning

It doesn’t matter what you were like learning languages at school. It does not matter what you were told about your ability in school. This has nothing to do with you being in a foreign country and really learning and using the language first hand. You can easily use EFT to overcome your beliefs about what is possible for you and learning languages.

Fear Of It All Going Wrong

If it goes wrong for whatever reason. No worries. These things happen. Maybe you got homesick, maybe you injured yourself. Things do happen and sometimes you can’t cope and you come on home. There is no shame or guilt in that. If you’re afraid of how others will react to you coming home early. Get over it with EFT.

Talking to you as a frequent traveler. I’ll let you into a big secret. Your friends will still be there when you get back. They will still be talking about the same topics in the same places. They will not have moved on. Most of them will not have contacted you whilst you have been away. Yet, you will have grown so much, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.

Happy Travels

Source by Andrew Wilkie

Planning on an affordable Barbados travel getaway? Is such a thing even possible? Well fret not since here are a bunch of tips to help you get that perfect island getaway while saving as much money as possible.

Tip 1: The first thing that anyone, who wants to save money on a vacation, should do is to do some research first. One needs to know a lot of details about the island as possible so that one may be able to know the cheaper alternatives. Also, planning is very important. Not only will it help one save time and money, it will also help one stick to an itinerary that is more affordable. This principle is of course not only applicable to a trip in Barbados. This is all about considering all the possible alternatives and choosing the best and most cost effective ones. Also, knowing things such as customs, routes, and the best spots to visit will also make any trip safe and worthwhile. Finding the average cost of staying at a hotel will give one an idea of what’s cheap and what’s expensive. Also, for those who prefer a certain island activity then knowing where to do these activities will be important. For example, surfers should stay near the northeastern coast of Barbados.

Tip 2: Here’s a good tip for an affordable Barbados travel vacation, rent a condo instead of renting a villa or staying in a hotel. This is for those who want the luxury of a large place but want to save money as well since villas and large hotel suites can be extremely pricey. Getting a condo in Barbados will also get the vacationer the benefits of a kitchen. Preparing one’s own food will help save a lot of money since one serving of hotel food and restaurant food will cost probably five to ten meals prepared at home. Another great idea is to get two bedroom units that can be split with another couple which will also cut the costs by half.

Tip 3: Making use of cheap public transportation will immediately lower the cost of any trip. The bus route in Barbados is decent. Using the bus will only cost vacationers a mere seventy five cents for each ride. However, take note that these busses will pass to the Bridgetown first as the starting point. It is therefore advisable that one calculate this short loss of time in one’s itinerary. Aside from taxi’s and car rental services that may be affordable, a much more affordable way to go there is to take the Zed vans in the island that go a whole lot faster than other modes of transport. For adventurous backpackers, renting a bike is another available option that is not only cheaper but also a healthier and fun way to take in the island atmosphere and sceneries.

Tip 4: One of the best ways to save on airfare is to fly during the low seasons. The low seasons for Barbados are usually around the middle of April to the middle of December. Also, booking flights a long time before the travel date will help one get the best deals and discounted prices for tickets. A lot of money can be saved this way and it makes affordable Barbados travel quite possible.

Source by Joel Owens