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Barbados to upgrade private jet service for tourism

Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy is beefing up the island’s private jet service to boost tourism.

“For many years Barbados has been a top vacation spot for high profile individuals,” said Sealy. “And as a Government we plan to ensure that our services are up to standard.”

Sealy continues, “Our jet service is easy to maintain as you just need the runway and parking space but when it comes to anchoring luxury yachts, there is need for improvement at some of our marine bays and as that interest grows, we will upgrade to suit.”

The Tourism Minister said that the local government welcomed more than 20 private jets over the course of the holidays. However, Sealy refused to disclose on who the visitors were. “Part of the exclusivity is the privacy these individuals enjoy so I won’t say exactly who, but over the past few weeks we would have seen some of the biggest names in both entertainment and business and we are glad that they chose our island to spend the holidays,” Sealy said.