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Tourism Kingdom of Barbados

1966165438+1On October 30th, Barbados gained its independence from British colonial rule. He is now a member of the Commonwealth. Barbados has about 25,000 hectares of land, more than half of which is used to grow sugar cane, and produces more than 50,000 tons of sugar for export every year. Barbados is known as the "sanatorium of the West Indies" because of its beautiful scenery, so its tourism industry is very developed, receiving more than 300,000 foreign tourists every year and earning 200-300 million US dollars.

Looking out through the window of the plane, when the outline of Barbados began to appear, the originally calm sea suddenly changed color and became lively, as if it had been touched by a hand. The shallow sea around the island suddenly changed from the unchanging dark green to the light blue, showing a fantastic color. The delicate ivory beach is close to the shallow sea, delicate and soft, with a light blue color.

There are two long line of beauty between the deep sea and the shallow sea around the island, and between the shallow sea and the beach. It is said that most of the coastline around the island 10 1 km is clearly defined in this way. At the seaside, several white luxury passenger ships from Europe and North America are ornately dotted with blue shallow seas and golden beaches, which is the first impression Barbados has left on air passengers. Barbados is a coral island with mountains in the middle and gentle terraces in the west, with an area of only 43 1 km2. This is really a pocket island with an inch of land and gold. It attracts people with beautiful beaches, and each place has its own different scenery.

Barbados is a tourist kingdom. The annual tourism income is about 500 million US dollars, accounting for 1/3 of the gross national product. Barbados' political stability, social peace and developed economy have all increased its attraction to tourists.

Don't worry about the red tape when you travel here, because its entry procedures are very simple. Americans and Canadians don't even need passports, just show their national ID cards and round-trip air tickets. People from Latin America such as Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina visit Barbados visa-free. Although Barbados is only the size of a projectile, it has a large international airport, and more than a dozen airlines such as American Eastern and Double A have flights to Barbados. The United States and Britain also have 10,000-ton cruise ships sailing to Bali regularly every month. There are hotels all over the coast of Barbados, including the famous five-star hotel in Barbados, Hilton Hotel and the "black room" of the state guesthouse. Almost 150. The hotel has delicious dishes from all over the world. Everything from exquisite European dishes to fried wonton in China.

Barbados is a civilized country, with blacks accounting for 80% of the total population. The literacy rate in Barbados is as high as 97%, and the hospitality of the people in Barbados is unforgettable.