There is no doubt that the revival of the tourism industry remains uncertain and will take longer than expected.For Barbados where, according to the Central Bank, tourism accounts for 17.5 per cent of the GDP while the World Travel and Tourism Council estimates the total contribution of tourism to be around 31 per cent of GDP and supports one in three jobs, the state of affairs is worrying and frustrating.Virtually every attempt to resuscitate tourism has thus far been severely tested at every turn.
