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| Think luxury Caribbean holiday and Barbados surely springs to mind. Up until recently, as your aircraft landed at Grantley Adams International Airport, you could see that symbol of ultimate luxury parked on the runway: Concorde. Today, she's hidden away in a hangar but still a testament to the fact that British Airways felt that Barbados was the only other place in the world – apart from New York – which could sustain Concorde flying into the island twice a week.
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As the ultimate, premier, warm weather holiday destination for tourists worldwide, Barbados boasts a repeat clientele of over 40 percent. Concorde may be long gone but Barbados has cemented its status as the luxury Caribbean island and it is constantly upgrading its amenities for its visitors. In terms of tourists, the Brits make up around 42% (or approximately 220,000 tourists) per year and is it any wonder that the Brits love Barbados? If you forget the fabulous weather for a moment and put aside the azure blue ocean and the odd tropical plant…you could be forgiven for thinking that you were driving around Surrey or the Cotswolds, with men in full cricket whites playing on village greens, pretty parish churches and red telephone boxes and post boxes dotted around the Barbados countryside. For many, this is the island's appeal: a quaint, old-fashioned Englishness making it seem almost like a home-from-home.
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No guide to Barbados is complete without a mention of cricket. Over the years, Barbados has supplied some of the world's top cricketers, such as Sir Garry Sobers, Everton Weekes, Charlie Griffith, Clyde Walcott, Mitchell Hewitt and Wes Hall to name but a few. The island's cricketers left the island to join international teams and in some cases to captain them. With the International Cricket World Cup in 2007, the island is currently rebuilding its top cricket ground, the Kensington Oval. |
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