NEW YORK – Caribbean airline Air Jamaica, affectionately known as “The Lovebird”, has pledged its troth to Barbados’ new weddings and honeymoons website, www.IDoBarbados.com.
Congratulating the Barbados Tourism Authority on its new site, which shows prospective brides and grooms how to satisfy their wedding or honeymoon needs for a romantic and stimulating venue, Air Jamaica’s Vice President of Sales, George deMercado said the combination of Air Jamaica and Barbados for a nuptial experience “is a match made in heaven.”
“We applaud this innovative approach to marketing,” said deMercado, who added that Barbados’ designated flag carrier expects to derive strong benefit from the new proposal with its convenient daily non-stop flights from New York’s JFK Airport to Barbados.
He pointed out that Air Jamaica is currently offering confirmed upgrades to its Executive Business cabin for the bride and groom when 20 or more of their wedding party guests travel to Barbados on Air Jamaica. www.idobarbados.com/deals_jamaica.php
The new site makes planning and navigating a fun yet relaxing process. “With the birth of the official Barbados Tourism Authority’s new destination wedding and honeymoon website, we’re offering insider information with our ten “Top 10” lists, deals for couples and of course, how to’s of getting married in Barbados,” stated Richard Williams, the BTA’s newly appointed Vice President of Marketing for The Americas. The essential bits, the couples have to work out for themselves – but the sand, sun and Caribbean ambiance of the island should inspire them.
Travel executives gathered recently at Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York where Barbados tied the knot with its virtual online connection. From left: Air Jamaica’s Mark Anthony Schlyfer, Erika Cannegieter-Smith of Almond Resorts and the Barbados Tourism Authority’s Richard Williams.
