My Barbados Blog

The business of travel is an extremely competitive market. Travelers are looking for new locations and adventures, and those of us in the travel industry are constantly looking to improve our competitive advantage with new technologies, niche markets and speciality travel packages.

While the islands of the Caribbean are obviously known for sun, sea, sand and romance - marketing the regions other attributes such as historical artifacts and buildings is often overlooked.   

I stopped by Living in Barbados blog, and read the posting "Let's hear it for heritage tourism", and read the following:

As Caribbean countries strive to find new products to market, other than sun, sea, sand, and romance, I hope that they will give serious thought and support to exploiting the rich history that exists in the region.

Professor Henry Fraser (Dean of the School of Clinical Medicine and Research, UWI, and former president of the Barbados National Trust) wrote in The Nation on June 17, 2007 about heritage tourism.

His focus was on the "...wealth of fine buildings throughout the island exemplifying the highest order in architectural design and building craftsmanship" and making the clear argument that preservation of buildings could offer economic gains.

He lists seven wonders of Barbados, which include St Nicholas Abbey, The Historic Garrison complex (including George Washington House), Sunbury Plantation House, The Jewish Synagogue, Tyrol Cot and its Heritage Village, The Morgan Lewis Mill and Gun Hill Signal Station (pictured here).

Read entire article at Living in Barbados Blog