‘Raise service standards’ to compete globally – Symmonds - Barbados Today

‘Raise service standards’ to compete globally – Symmonds - Barbados Today

Barbados must urgently embrace a “standards economy” if it is to compete with rival destinations for foreign exchange, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds told Parliament on Tuesday, warning that success in tourism and services depends on meeting world-class benchmarks.   As the House of Assembly debated the Tourist Accommodation Bill, which seeks to regulate online rental booking platforms, Symmonds suggested that rais…