Barbados has been named among the top five best islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic in the just-released 2022 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, and chief executive officer of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) Dr Jens Thraenhart sees the ranking as a recognition that the country has more to offer than sun, sea and sand.The island was fifth out of the top 20 islands by readers of the award-winning luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, with a score of 87.92.The category was led by St Barts, followed by Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Bermuda. “It’s a great honour to be recognised as the only southern Caribbean island in that prestigious list that high up, and also ranking above other Caribbean islands that you may expect further up, but I think it speaks to the fact that Barbados has more to offer than just beaches,” Dr Thraenhart told Barbados TODAY after the award list was released on Tuesday, as the island and its offerings were marketed at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Puerto Rico.
