Small hotel operators are pleading with Government to “dig deeper” and bring meaningful change to the sector, including making it easier to do business.In response, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins has given the assurance that Government is committed to ironing out the issues facing the industry, and that by the end of this summer there should be significant progress to report.Indicating that tourism was still “the number one area” of economic activity for the country, operator of Adulo Apartments Kashka Haynes, speaking directly to Minister Cummins during the annual general meeting of the Intimate Hotels of Barbados (IHB) on Wednesday at the Island Inn Hotel, said he believed the time for talking about the issues facing the sector was long past.“There is a lot of talking all the time and I think we need to start acting so as we move forward we can have a really solid industry for the next 20 or 30 years, from which all of us will benefit,” he said.
