Barbados Crop Over Festival 2011

Crop Over is one of the largest festivals held in the Caribbean, it historically celebrates the end of the Barbados sugar cane crop harvest.

The Crop Over Festival officially runs from Saturday July 2nd for 4 weeks ending with the Grand Finale – Kadooment Day on Monday August 1st 2011. The Kadooment parade is filled with spectacular, multi colored costumed bands. Up to 15,000 participants fill the streets, dancing/jumping their way from Warrens to Spring Garden. Not to be missed!

The Crop Over Calendar has events for all ages, come and join the celebrations!

Courtyard Marriott Hotel Opens in Barbados

The new Barbados Marriott Hotel opened at the end of January and marks the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel to open in Barbados. Located in Hastings across from the beach and popular south coast boardwalk, it is within easy access to Bridgetown, local attractions, restaurants and night life.

The 118 room hotel features The Centro restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, guest laundry and business center. The hotel also offers 2700 square feet of meeting space to accommodate small meetings and private functions.

Caribbean Twenty20 2011

Caribbean Twenty20 10th January to 23rd January 2011

The Caribbean T20 Cricket Tournament is to be held in Antigua & Barbados. The annual tournament has been expanded to ten teams with the inclusion of two top English T20 teams; Hampshire Royals and Somerset.

Group A Teams

• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Windward Islands
• Combined Campuses & Colleges
• Somerset

Group B Teams

• Barbados
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Leeward Islands
• Canada
• Hampshire

The first match is being held in Antigua on Monday 10th January. The full match schedule can be found at Caribbean T20 2011 Schedule.

British Airways Flight Sale to Barbados

Gatwick to Barbados from ₤444 Return!

British Airways is starting the New Year with a Big Flight Sale. The sale includes great fares from London Gatwick to Barbados.

Promotional return fares to Barbados which include taxes, can be purchased on select dates through 2011;

₤444 – January 2011
₤444 – February 2011
₤444 – March 2011
₤466 – April 2011
₤466 – May 2011
₤466 – June 2011
₤630 – July 2011
₤466 – August 2011
₤466 – September 2011
₤615 – October 2011
₤615 – November 2011
₤615 – December 2011

All fares quoted are subject to availability. The British Airways Sale ends midnight 25th January 2011, so act fast, Book Now.

New Nonstop Service from Dallas Fort Worth to Barbados

American Airlines has a new nonstop service from DFW to Barbados. Commencing December 16th 2010, the service will run three times per week on Saturday, Monday and Thursday.

This will compliment American Airlines existing daily non stop services from New York (JFK) and Miami International Airport.

Sale Fares From $149 Each Way

The latest American Airlines Sale is offering great fares to Barbados. Fares are valid for travel beginning December 16, 2010, through December 14, 2011! Fares shown are excluding taxes, and are subject to availability, terms and conditions apply. Check them out now!

Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival, Barbados

The Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival to be held in Barbados on the 19th & 20th November 2010 is a celebration of the region’s wide array of locally produced rum and beer products. The venue for the festival will be the grounds of Portvale Sugar Factory, one of the very few remaining working sugar cane factories in the Eastern Caribbean.

During the 2 day festival in Barbados, Rum Distilleries and Breweries from throughout the Caribbean region will set up their stalls and provide patrons with the·opportunity to try over 100 diverse rum and beer beverages. They will also vie for the Gold, Silver & Bronze 2010 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage (CAB) Awards.

Rum is part of the heritage of the Caribbean, produced from the molasses from locally grown ‘King Sugar’ for over 300 years. Almost every island in the Caribbean has its own rum distillery, and this has been followed in more·recent times with a local·brewery.

Tickets are $14 US/$28 Bds per person. You can purchase tickets online.

Barbados Food Wine and Rum Festival

Barbados Food Wine and Rum Festival – 19th to 22nd November 2010

World renowned chefs and wine experts will join with Barbados best culinary artists to share their talents and create a 4 day festival bringing together the best in food, wine, rum and Barbados culture.

The Barbados Food Wine and Rum Festival features a series of events at fantastic venues;

Friday November 19th 2010

Moonlight Magic – Hilton Barbados, 7pm to 10pm
Late Night on the Bay – Wispers, 9pm to 2am

Saturday November 20th 2010

Cooking Demo 1 – Tim Love, Fairmont Royal Pavilion, 10am
Cooking Demo 2 – Ming Tsai, Sandy Lane Hotel, 10am
Wine Seminar 1 – Anthony Giglio, Sandy Lane Hotel, 10am
Cooking Demo 3 – Tom Colicchio, Sandy Lane Hotel, 11.30am
Cooking Demo 4 – Marcus, Samuelsson – Fairmont Royal Pavilion
Wine Seminar 1 – Anthony Giglio, Sandy Lane Hotel, 10am
Rhythms of Rum Cuisine – Mount Gay, Visitor Centre, 12.45pm
Spirits Seminar – Anthony Giglio, Fairmont Royal Pavilion, 3pm
Ambrosia Savour Barbados, Lion Castle Polo Estate, 7pm
Barbados After Dark – Holetown, 9pm to 2am

Sunday November 21st 2010

Setting Sail – Tiami Catamaran, 10am to 2pm
A Taste of Two Cities – George Washington House, 11am
Cooking Demo 5 – Fergus Henderson – Sandy Lane Hotel, 3pm
Cooking Demo 6 – Marcus Samuelsson – Fairmont Royal Pavilion
Tom Colicchio at The Cliff, The Cliff Restaurant, 6.30pm

Monday November 22nd 2010

Rhythms of Rum Cuisine, St. Nicholas Abbey, 11am

Womens World Boxing Championships Barbados

Women World Boxing Championships – Barbados, Sept 6th to 19th 2010

The AIBA is to hold its sixth edition of the Women World Boxing Championships in Barbados. Boxers from around the world between the ages of 19 and 34 will compete.

The event will take place from September 6th to the 19th, and will be the first time the competition is being held since the IOC’s decision to include women’s boxing in the Olympic Games. The bouts will begin on September 9th at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium and the finals will be on September 18th.

Among the anticipated boxers to attend the AIBA Championships in Barbados are two-time world champion and 2008 AIBA Women’s Boxer of the Year Katie Taylor (IRL) along with four-time 46kg world champion Mary Kom (IND) and Canada’s Mary Spencer and Arianne Fortin, both two-time world champions.

Further Information on schedules and tickets can be found at the events official website

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If you are attending the event and looking for a place to stay, check out our great selection of Barbados Accommodation from $50 US a night.

British Airways Business Class Sale

British Airways Business Club Class Flight Sale

The British Airways Luxury Flight and Holiday Sale is now on. Club World Flights from London Gatwick to Barbados are from
£1499 return for Travel Dates 24th June through 31st October 2010.

From the 1st of November to the 10th December 2010, Club/Business Class flights are from £1549 return.

British Airways Luxury Holiday Sale

The Club World Flight Sale also extends to Luxury Holidays booked via British Airways which includes two of Barbados Five Star Resorts.

Fairmont Royal Pavillion

A 7 night stay at the five star Fairmont Royal Pavilion including a Club World Flight, from 24th June 2010 to 31st October 2010 is £2439 per person.

From 15th October to 31st October from £2449 and £2929 for travel dates between 1st November to 30th November 2010.

Sandy Lane

A 7 night stay at the five star Sandy Lane Resort including a Club World Flight, from 1st July to 31st August 2010 is £4859 per person.

From the 10th September to 30th September – £3339 per person.

From the 1st October to 31st October – £4859, and for travel dates 1st November to 30th November from – £4549.

All rates quoted are subject to change and availability and are for bookings made online directly with British Airways. Offer Ends 6th July 2010.

Barbados Charity Ball Toronto

Barbados Charity Ball – June 12th 2010 – Toronto Congress Centre

The 7th Annual Barbados Charity Ball will be held in Toronto, in aid of Dialysis Equipment for Barbados QEH Hospital and Barbados Ball Canada Aid (BBCA) Scholarships for Barbadian students.

This annual gala is attended by over 500 guests annually, including many Canadians with close ties to Barbados; which helps strengthen the cultural and economic bonds between Barbados and Canada.

Enjoy an Authentic Bajan Experience

This formal Black Tie event will treat guests to an evening of fine dining accented with Barbadian delicacies, Barbadian entertainers, dancing to Caribbean rhythms, live and silent auctions and the opportunity to win the door prize of a one-week vacation at Almond Resorts.

Save the date, buy your tickets now and treat yourself to an evening of Barbadian hospitality and great entertainment.

Tickets are $200.00 CAD and tables seat ten. For further information visit the Barbados Charity Ball website.