The launch of a direct air link between the African continent and Barbados might potentially boost tourism and create opportunities for small, medium, and established local businesses by facilitating commerce. Approximately $21.5 million is what his ministry hopes to raise for the upcoming fiscal year. “It would also create an opportunity if we can get an airline or airlines out of Africa, for connectivity onwards. Nonetheless, business travelers from several West African locations took a direct flight to Barbados on Ethiopian Airlines in August 2022. Travelers from Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, and Guinea arrived for the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 (ACTIF 2022), which took place from September 1–September 3, 2022, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC).
