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American Airlines is expanding their service to include non stop flights from Dallas to Barbados:

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug 31, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — American Airlines customers will have greater access to beautiful Caribbean beaches this winter as the airline adds nonstop flights to Barbados from its Dallas- Fort Worth (DFW) hub.* This new nonstop, three times per week service begins Dec. 16, and will be an addition to American Airlines convenient selection of flights to Barbados. Currently the airline provides daily nonstop service from New York-JFK and Miami International Airport.

Via American Airlines brings Barbados to Dallas-Fort Worth three times a week beginning this Winter.

Soon, the chief executive of British Airways, Willie Walsh, will give his keynote address at the Caribbean Tourism Organization leadership strategy conference. This conference is going to take place on October 9-12 in Barbados.

Not only will Walsh be attending the meeting with other Caribbean ministers and commissioners, he will be giving his keynote speech at the Sunday morning conference. This speech is going to be on the future of intercontinental travel and the importance of partnerships between airlines and the destinations they serve. One of the highlights of the conference will be the British Airways hosted dinner that will take place on October 10 (Sunday).

Via: British Airways Chief Executive Addresses the Caribbean with Keynote Speech.

Virgin Atlantic confident with additional flights to Barbados planned.

Virgin Atlantic is adding flights to the Caribbean from next year in a further sign of airlines’ confidence of a recovery in the recession-hit industry.

From October 2011, Virgin Atlantic is boosting its Caribbean capacity by 20 per cent to nearly 22,000 weekly seats, with extra flights to Barbados, Cuba, Tobago and Grenada.

via Virgin Atlantic’s growth plans signal uplift in airline industry confidence – Business News, Business – The Independent.

He might be his Baby – but Justin Bieber’s dad looked more like his big brother as they posed for these photos on holiday in Barbados.

In one, the pint-sized pop star was dwarfed as he stood next to a surfboard, while he and his dad made street gestures to the camera.

via Justin Bieber dwarfed by surfboard on beach next to dad Jeremy Bieber | Mail Online.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE:GOL — News), the parent of both Gol Transportes Aereos and VARIG (2nd) (VRG Linhas Aereas), has received approval to start regular flights between Brazil and Barbados, in the Caribbean. Flights will begin on June 26 and will take place once a week, on Saturdays, under the VARIG brand.

The new flight will leave Sao Paulo International Airport/Guarulhos at 4:35 p.m. (local time) (1635) on Saturdays, arriving in Bridgetown, Barbados, at 9:15 p.m. (local time) (2115). The return flight will leave Bridgetown at 10:00 p.m. (local time) (2200), arriving in Brazil at 4:35 a.m. (local time) (0435) on Sundays.

via VARIG to fly to Barbados.

Silver Point goes a long way to meeting the needs of the astute investor, the thinking purchaser who looks a little farther down the line and assesses the investment from all the angles. The Silver Point project is the complete transformation of the former Silver Rock Hotel into 85 freehold units that are being sold to individual owners with a proviso that they must put them back into the rental pool. There are no exceptions as Silver Point will be marketed and managed as an up market boutique hotel and owners will have six weeks usage throughout the year. Any additional time will be available at preferential rates, and those six weeks usage can be transferred.

Amongst the project’s amenities are beachfront location, two excellent restaurants, spa, fitness suite, shop, two pools, water sports facilities and a host of other services associated with an up market hotel operation. Compare that to a conventional condo development with perhaps limited pool and sporting facilities, and little else. But Silver Point goes much further for the savvy investor as the business model is built around the principle that all costs associated with each owner’s unit are absorbed by the rental pool, and the profits distributed equitably amongst all the owners depending on the level of the initial investment into the project. In that respect, each unit has a profit allocation that remains constant and each unit receives the net profit from that allocation.

The rental company is an independent company separate from the unit owners although subject to performance review, and operates through a levy comparable to industry standards. All financial statements including the allocation of profits have to be published and distributed within 30 days of the end of the financial year. In addition, unit owners looking to maximize their rental income will have other significant benefits:

1. A sizeable marketing budget to promote the operation
2. A professionally managed boutique hotel operation
3. Refurbishment at no individual cost
4. On site 24/7 property management of their investment
5. No hidden or unforeseen costs
6. Continual improvements to enhance the hotel operation.

Many overseas owners worry about periods when the property is not rented and potential damage from perhaps a bad tenant, maintenance or weather, but Silver Point handles all these concerns. The owners also have the possibility of an upgrade during their stay as all hotels can deliver different levels of hospitality. The restaurant, spa, fitness suite and other associated amenities will be provided under separate business entities and unit owners will have no liability or risk for their operations.

For those who have not been to Silver Sands beach, it is one of the most beautiful in Barbados and the most popular coastline for windsurfers and kite surfers. Silver Point is located at the eastern end, and the lower level beachfront units sit over ten feet higher than the beach. All beachfront units have spectacular views and all guests will have the additional luxury of a huge deck for sunbathing beside the pool, a two tier restaurant, bar and swimming pool overlooking the beach and 24 hr security.

Silver Point is not a timeshare, fractional ownership or buy-to-let. It is a hybrid of conventional property ownership with many innovative features that enhance the potential for capital growth and investment return, while reducing many of the risks associated with normal overseas property purchase.

For the savvy investor the best way to evaluate the Silver Point investment opportunity is to list the most important things they want from their investment, look at how many of them are offered by Silver Point, and then compare the analysis with any other development or property purchase.

Silver Point may not be for everyone, but it is certainly the choice of the savvy investor!

The JetBlue Barbados vacations page is well worth keeping an eye on if you live in the States and plan on visiting Barbados anytime soon…

This page has great flight deals, hotel offers and complete vacation packages from Boston, Burlington, Charlotte, New York, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Rochester and Syracuse.

Air passengers could face further random disruption from volcanic ash in the coming weeks, a Government adviser warned yesterday.

Bill McGuire, a volcanologist and member of the Government's Cobra emergency committee, said the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland could cause further problems for up to a year, even though its explosions had become less intense. “It hasn't gone away,” he said. “Previous eruptions have emerged over a year so it can carry on and on for a long time.”

via Ash could disrupt air travel for a year, says government adviser – News & Advice, Travel – The Independent.

WHY NOW The sugary beaches of Barbados have long been a Caribbean playground for Britain’s elite. But while the gated plantation homes and polo grounds are still there, hoteliers are angling to attract a hipper and younger crowd. In the spring, when the high season tapers off, you’re just as likely to see fashionistas from New York City throwing back cocktails at the pompously chic Sandy Lane Hotel as tea-sipping octogenarians. Getting there is also easier. JetBlue has new, daily nonstop flights from Kennedy Airport, which means you can leave in the morning and hit the beach by lunch.

Via The New York Times.

Flights later today will be limited to eastern Scotland and part of northern England as the volcanic ash cloud situation remains “dynamic”, air traffic control company Nats said.

Nats said that from 1pm to 7pm only part of Scottish airspace, including Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh airports, would be available for flights in addition to airspace south to Newcastle airport.

via Volcanic activity limits UK airspace reopening – Home News, UK – The Independent.