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Bridgetown.- Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy announced a several cultural and sports tourism benefits could be realized from Barbados’ forthcoming airline link-up with Brazil.
Sealy said at a Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) Press conference that sports such as football, hockey and polo could benefit from the airlift in and out of Brazil which starts on June 26. “There are all kinds of opportunities for many sports, namely football, hockey and polo. I would like to think that sports tourism could benefit a great deal from teams coming from Brazil, the largest country in South America", the Minister added.
“It may not necessarily be a national team but there are club, state and school sides who would relish the chance to visit here. “I will wait to see to what extent some of the sporting organizations here will take advantage of it. The prices are affordable. It is certainly cheaper than going to Europe,” he said.
The new service, a six-hour non-stop flight to Sao Paolo, is in association with GOL, a low-cost low-fare airline which offers about 800 daily flights to 61 destinations connecting cities in Brazil. The service will operate weekly out of Sao Paulo, on Saturdays, using a 737 aircraft with about 130 commercial seats. (Source: Barbados press)